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Bible . 

The  four  Gospels 


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THE  FOUR  GOSPEL 


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ARRANGED 

IN  THE  FORM  OF  A  HARMONY, 

FROM  THE  TEXT  OF  THE  AUTHORIZED  VERSION. 


BY  THE  LATE 

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REV.  J.  M.  FULLER,  M.A., 

PROFESSOR  OF  ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY,  KING’S  COLLEGE,  LONDON; 

VICAR  OF  BEXLEY. 


WITH  FOUR  MAPS 

ILLUSTRATING  THE  JOURNEYS  OF  OUR  LORD 


FIFTY-FIRST  THOUSAND 


1 Rew  l^ork 

THE  MACMILLAN  COMPANY 

1923 


All  rights  reserved 


PREFACE. 


This  Harmony  has  been  drawn  up  after  careful 
examination  of  the  latest  works  of  the  same  kind.  It 
would  be  impossible  to  give  here  the  reasons  for 
adopting  any  particular  order  in  disputed  cases.  Those 
reasons  often  arise  from  internal  rather  than  external 
evidences.  It  will  perhaps  be  sufficient  to  say  that 
a  study  of  the  usual  authorities  and  the  more  or 
less  known  works  of  Tischendorf,  Wieseler,  Zumpt, 
Weizsacker,  Holtzmann,  and  Keim — bearing  some  di¬ 
rectly,  some  indirectly  upon  these  cases — have  secured 
for  each  debated  point  the  fullest  consideration. 

The  text  is  taken  from  the  Oxford  Edition  of  the 
Authorized  Version.  The  quotations  from  the  Old  Testa¬ 
ment  are  printed  in  spaced  type.  The  texts  in  brackets 
at  the  end  of  paragraphs  (for  example,  in  the  Sermon 
on  the  Mount)  are  printed  in  full  in  their  proper  place. 


CONTENTS. 


CONTENTS 


Contents. 


PART  I. 

>ect.  Page 

1.  («)  Preface  of  St.  Mark  .  1 

(b)  ,,  ,,  ,,  St.  Luke  .  1 

(c)  ,,  ,,  ,,  St.  John  .  1 

2.  The  Genealogies  of  Jesus  Christ .  2 

3.  Zacharias  and  Elisabeth .  3 

4.  The  Annunciation  of  the  Birth  of  Jesus .  4 

5.  The  Prophecies  of  Elisabeth  and  Mary .  4 

6.  The  Birth  and  Circumcision  of  St.  John  the 

Baptist  . 5 

7.  The  Prophecy  of  Zacharias  .  5 

8.  The  Birth  of  Jesus  Christ . 5,  6 

9.  The  Shepherds  keeping  Watch .  6 

10.  The  Presentation  in  the  Temple .  7 

11.  The  Visit  of  the  Wise  Men  from  the  East .  7 

12.  The  Plight  into  Egypt.— The  Murder  of  the 

Innocents  .  8 

13.  The  Return  to  Nazareth  .  8 

14.  The  Child  Jesus  in  the  Temple  questioning  with' 

the  Doctors  .  8 

PART  II. 

15.  The  Preaching  and  Baptism  of  John  the  Baptist  9 

16.  The  Baptism  of  Jesus .  10 

17.  The  Temptation  of  Christ .  il 

18.  The  Answer  of  John  the  Baptist  to  the  Priests 

and  Levites  sent  from  Jerusalem .  12 

19.  His  Testimony  to  Jesus .  12 

20.  The  Calling  of  Andrew  and  Simon  Peter  .  12 

21.  The  Calling  of  Philip  and  Nathanael  .  13 

22.  The  Marriage  Feast  at  Cana  in  Galilee  .  13 

23.  Christ  purgeth  the  Temple  .  13 

24.  Jesus  teacheth  Nicodemus  .  14 

25.  The  Baptism,  Witness,  and  Doctrine  of  John 

concerning  Christ  .  15 

26.  Christ  talketh  with  a  Woman  of  Samaria .  15 

27.  Herod  imprisoneth  John  the  Baptist  .  16 

28.  Christ  beginneth  to  preach  .  17 

29.  He  teacheth  in  Nazareth .  17 

30.  Jesus  dwelleth  in  Capernaum .  18 

31.  He  calleth  Peter  and  Andrew,  James  and  John  18 

32.  He  cureth  one  possessed  of  a  Devil  .  19 

33.  He  healeth  Simon  Peter’s  mother-in-law,  and 

others .  19 

34.  Jesus  preacheth  throughout  Galilee,  and  healeth 

a  Leper  . 20 


S.Mark. 


1.  1 


1.  1-17 


S.  Luke. 


1.  1-4 


1.  18-25 


2.  1-12 

2.  13-18 
2.  19-23 


3.  1-12 

3.  13-17 

4.  1-11 


14.  3-5 
4.  12,  17 


4.  13-16 
4.  18-22 


8.  14-17 
[2-4 
4.  23  &  8. 


1.  2-8 
1.  9-11 
1.  12,  13 


3.  23-38 
1.  5-25 
1.  26-38 
1.  39-56 

1.  57-66 

1.  67-80 

2.  1-7 
2.  8-21 
2.  22-38 


2.  39,  40 
2.  41-52 


3.  1-18 
3.  21—23 
4. 1-13 


6.  17-20 
1.  14,  15 


1.  16-20 
1.  21-28 

1.  29-34 
1.  35-45 


3.  19,  20 

4.  14,  15 
4.  16-30 

4.  31,  32 

5.  1-11 
4.  33-37 

4.  38-41 
[A  5. 12-16 
4.  42-44 


1.  John. 


.  1-14 


.  15-28 
.  29—34 
.  35-42 
.  43-51 
:.  1-12 
!.  13-25 
;.  1-22 

;.  23-36 
.  1-42 

,  43-54 


IV 


CONTENTS. 


Contents. 


Sect.  Page 

35.  He  healeth  one  sick  of  the  Palsy  .  21 

36.  Jesus  calleth  Matthew  from  the  Receipt  of 

Custom.— The  Fast  of  His  disciples .  22 

37.  Journey  to  Jerusalem.— The  Cure  at  the  Pool 

of  Bethesda .  23 

38.  Jesus  reproveth  the  Blindness  of  the  Pharisees 

concerning  the  Breach  of  the  Sabbath,  by 
Scripture,  by  Reason,  and  by  a  Miracle .  25 

39.  Christ  chooseth  His  Twelve  Apostles .  26 

40.  The  Sermon  on  the  Mount. 

(a)  The  Beatitudes .  27 

(5)  The  Salt  of  the  Earth  .  28 

(c)  The  Light  of  the  World  .  28 

(■ d )  The  Fulfilment  of  the  Law .  28 

(e)  What  it  is  to  kill .  28 

(/ )  What  it  is  to  commit  Adultery .  29 

(g)  Swearing  .  29 

(h)  Exhortation  to  suffer  Wrong . * .  29 

(i)  Love  to  Enemies .  30 

(k)  Alms  .  30 

(l)  Prayer .  30 

(m)  Fasting  .  31 

(n)  Treasure  in  Heaven  .  31 

(o)  The  Light  of  the  Body .  31 

( p )  The  Service  of  two  Masters .  31 

(q)  Exhortation  not  to  be  careful  about  worldly 

Things  . 32 

(r)  Rash  Judgment . 32 

(s)  Holy  Things  not  to  be  cast  to  Dogs  * .  32 

(t)  Exhortation  to  Prayer  .  33 

(u)  The  strait  Gate .  33 

(w)  False  Prophets .  33 

(x)  Saying  and  Doing  .  33 

{y)  The  Houses  on  the  Rock  and  Sand  •  •  -  -  34 

(z)  Effect  of  the  Sermon .  34 

41.  Christ  healeth  the  Centurion’s  Servant  .  34 

42.  He  raiseth  from  the  Dead  the  Widow’s  Son -  35 

43.  Christ  answereth  John’s  Messengers .  36 

44.  He  upbraideth  the  TJnthankfulness  of  the  Cities 

of  Galilee . 37 

45.  The  Woman  which  was  a  Sinner  .  37 

46.  Journey  through  Galilee .  38 

47.  Jesus  healeth  the  Man  that  was  Dumb  and 

had  a  Devil .  38 

48.  He  sheweth  who  are  His  Brother, Sister, and  Mother  38 

49.  Parables. 

(«)  The  Parable  of  the  Sower  .  39 

(5) - a  Candle  under  a  Bushel  •  •  41 

(c)  - the  Seed  growing  secretly  •  •  41 

(d)  - the  Wheat  and  Tares  .  41 

(< e )  — - the  Mustard  Seed .  42 

(/ ) - the  Leaven  .  42 

[g)  Explanation  of  the  Parable  of  the  Wheat 

and  Tares ;  the  Parables  of  the  Hid  Trea¬ 
sure,  the  Pearl,  and  the  Draw-net  .  42 


S.  Matt. 

S.  Mark. 

S.  Luke. 

9.  1-8 

2. 1-12 

5.  17—26 

9.  9-17 

2.  13-22 

5.  27-39 

12. 1-21 

2.  23-3.  6 

6.  1—11 

10.  2—4 

3.  13-19 

6.  12-19 

[4.  24,  25 

5.  1-12 

6.  20,  21  & 

5.  13 

[22-26 

5.  14-16 

5.  17-20 

5.  21—26 

5.  27-32 

5.  33-37 

5.  38-42 

6.  29,  30 

5.  43-48 

6.27,28,32 

6.  1—4 

[-36 

6.  5-15 

6.  16-18 

6.  19-21 

6.  22,  23 

6.  24 

6.  25-34 

7.  1-5 

6.37,38,41, 

7.  6 

[42 

7.  7-12 

6.  31 

7.  13,  14 

7.  15-20 

6.  43,  44 

7.  21-23 

6.  46 

7  9  A  97 

6  47  49  * 

7.  28,  29 

8.  1, 5-13 

3.  19-21 

7.  1-10 

7  11—17 

n  o  in 

7  18  35 

11.  Z  ly 

11.  20-30 

7  36—50 

8.  1—3 

9.  32-34 

3.  22-30 

12.  46-50 

3.  31—35 

8.  19-21 

13.  1-9 

4. 1—9 

8.  4-8 

••••••••«• 

4.  21-25 

8.  16-18 

4.  26—29 

13.  24-30 

13.  31,  32 

4.  30-32 

13.  33 

[36-53 

33.  34,  35 

4.  33,  34. 

John. 


CONTENTS. 


v 


Contents. 

Sect.  Page 

50.  Christ  stilleth  the  Tempest  on  the  Sea .  43 

51.  He  healeth  a  Man  with  an  unclean  Spirit  .  44 

52.  He  healeth  a  Woman,  raiseth  from  Death  .Tairas’ 

Daughter,  and  healeth  two  Blind  Men .  45 

53.  Christ  is  contemned  of  His  own  Countrymen-  ••  •  47 

54.  Christ  sendeth  out  His  Twelve  Apostles .  47 

55.  Herod’s  Opinion  of  Christ.— John  Baptist  is  be¬ 

headed  and  buried .  49 

56.  The  Apostles  return.— Christ  feedeth  Five  Thou¬ 

sand  Men  .  50 

57.  He  walketh  on  the  Sea,  and  healeth  the  Sick 

at  Gennesareth  .  52 

58.  The  ‘  Bread  of  Life.’  .  53 

59.  Christ  reproveth  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  •  •  •  •  54 

60.  He  healeth  the  Daughter  of  a  Woman  of  Ca¬ 

naan  and  others .  56 

61.  He  feedeth  Four  Thousand  Men. — Discourse  with 

the  Pharisees  and  His  Disciples  .  56 

62.  He  healeth  the  blind  Man  at  Bethsaida  .  58 

63.  Peter’s  Confession  of  Christ,  and  Discourse  fol¬ 

lowing  .  58 

PART  III. 


S.  Matt. 

S.  Mark. 

8.18,23-27 

4.  35-41 

8.  28-34 

5.  1-20 

9.  18-31 

5.  21-43 

13.  54-58 

6.  1-6 

10. 1, 5-42 

6.  7-11 

14.  1-12 

6.  14—29 

14.  13-21 

6.  30-  44 

14.  22-36 

6.  45-56 

15.  1-20 

7. 1-23 

15.  21—31 

7.  24-37 

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15.  32-16. 

8.  1-21 

8.  22-26 

16.  13-28 

8.  27-9.  1 

64.  The  Transfiguration . 

65.  Christ  healeth  the  Lunatick.  He  foretelleth 

His  own  Passion,  and  payeth  Tribute. . 

66.  Discourses. 

(a)  The  greatest  in  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven  •  • 
(5)  One  casting  out  Devils . 

(c)  Offences  . 

(d)  The  lost  Sheep  . 

(e)  Forgiveness . 

67.  Jesus  goeth  up  to  the  Feast  of  Tabernacles  at 

Jerusalem . 

68.  Christ  sheweth  how  He  is  to  be  followed . 

69.  He  sendeth  out  Seventy  Disciples  . 

70.  The  *  Doctrine  ’  of  Jesus . 

71.  Christ  delivereth  the  Woman  taken  in  Adultery. 

72.  Christ  ‘  the  Light  of  the  World.’  . 

73.  The  Man  born  blind  . 

74.  Christ  the  ‘  Door’  and  ‘  the  good  Shepherd.’  •  • 

75.  The  Return  of  the  Seventy  Disciples-  . . 

76.  The  Parable  of  the  good  Samaritan . 

77.  Martha  and  Mary . 

78.  Christ  teacheth  to  pray . 

79.  He  healeth  the  blind  and  dumb  Man  possessed 

with  a  Devil,  and  rebuketh  the  blasphemous 
Pharisees  . 

80.  Discourses. 

(a)  Christ  reprehendeth  the  outward  Show  of 

Holiness  in  the  Pharisees,  Scribes,  and 
Lawyers . 

(b)  Christ  preacheth  to  His  Disciples  to  avoid 

Hypocrisy  and  Fearfulness  in  publishing 
His  Doctrine . 

(c)  Warning  against  Covetousness  . 


60 

62 


17.  1-13 
17.  14-2? 


9.  2-13 
9.  14-32 


63 

64 
64 


18.  1—5 


18.  6-9 
18.  10-14 
18.  15-35 


9.  33-37 
9.  38-41 
9.  42-50 


66 

66 

67 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

72 

73 
73 


73 


75 


76 

77 


8.  19-22 


12.  22-45 


S.  Luke. 

8.  22-25 
8.  26-39 

8.  40-56 

9.  1-5 
9,  7-9 
9.  10-17 


9.  18-27 

9.  28-36 


9.  37-45 

9.  46-48 
9.  49,  50. 


9.  51-56 

9.  57-62 

10.  1-16 


10.  17-24 
10.  25-37 

10.  38-42 

11.  1-13 


11.  14-36 


11.  37-54 


12.  1-12 
12.  13-21 


S.  John. 


6.  1-14 

6.  15-21 
6.  22-65 


6.  66-71 


7.  1-10 


7.  11-53 

8.  1-11 

8.  12-59 

9.  1-41 

10.  1-21 


VI 


CONTENTS , 


Contents. 


Sect.  Page 

(d)  Over-carefulness  about  worldly  Things  -  77 

(e)  The  Treasure  that  faileth  not .  77 

( f)  The  watching  Servant  .  78 

(</)  The  Signs  of  the  Times .  78 

81.  (a)  Repentance  necessary  for  All .  79 

(b)  The  Parable  of  the  fruitless  Fig-Tree .  79 

82.  (a)  Christ  healeth  an  infirm  Woman .  79- 

(b)  Parables . 80 

83.  The  Feast  of  the  Dedication  at  Jerusalem ;  the 

Flight  beyond  Jordan  .  80 

Progress  through  Cities  and  Villages; 
Discourses,  Parables,  Miracles,  &c. 

84.  Are  there  Few  that  be  saved  ? .  81 

85.  Christ  reproveth  Herod  and  Jerusalem  .  81 

86.  Christ  healeth  the  Man  with  the  Dropsy .  82 

87.  (a)  He  teacheth  Humility .  82 

(b)  The  great  Supper  .  82 

88.  Christ’s  Disciples  .  83 

89.  (a)  The  Parable  of  the  Lost  Sheep  .  83 

(b)  - the  Piece  of  Silver  .  83 

(c)  - the  prodigal  Son  •  •  ■  . .  84 

(d)  — - - - the  unjust  Steward .  84 

(«)  Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees  .  85 

(/)  The  parable  of  the  rich  Man  and  Lazarus  85 

(cj)  Offences  .  86 

(h)  Faith  and  Duty  .  86 

90.  The  Raising  of  Lazarus .  86 

91.  The  Gathering  of  a  Council  against  Christ .  87 

92.  The  last  Journey  to  Jerusalem  .  88 

93.  The  healing  of  ten  Lepers .  88 

94.  Discourse  upon  the  Coming  of  the  Kingdom  of 

God  and  of  the  Son  of  Man  . .  88 

95.  The  Parable  of  the  importunate  Widow .  89 

96.  The  Parable  of  the  Pharisee  and  the  Publican  •  •  89 

97.  Christ  answereth  the  Pharisees  concerning  Di¬ 

vorce  . 90 

98.  (a)  He  receiveth  little  Children .  90 

(b)  He  instructeth  the  young  Man  how  to  at¬ 

tain  eternal  Life .  91 

(c)  The  Reward  of  them  that  leave  all  for  His 

sake . . . . .  92 

(d)  The  Parable  of  the  Labourers  in  the  Vine¬ 

yard  .  93 

99.  Christ  foretelleth  His  Passion:  the  Request  of 

James  and  John:  He  healeth  the  Blind -  '93 

100.  (a)  Zacchieus  . ' .  95 

(b)  The  Parable  of  the  Ten  Pieces  of  Money  •  •  96 

101.  Mary  anointeth  the  Head  of  Jesus  .  96 

PART  IV. 

102.  Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem .  97 

103.  The  fruitless  leafy  Tree .  99 

104.  He  purgeth  the  Temple:  Exhortation  to  Faith  99 

105.  The  *  Authority  ’  of  Christ .  100 


S.  Matt. 

S.  Mark. 

S.  Luke. 

12.  22-32 
12.  33,  34 

12  35  48 

12.  49  -53 

13.  1-5 

13.  6-9 

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13.  22-30 

13.  31-35 

14.  1-6. 

14.  7-11 

14.  12-24 

14.  25-35 

15.  1—7 

15  8  10 

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16.  1-13 

16. 14-18 
16.  19-31 
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17.  5-10 

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17. 12-19 

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18. 1-8 

18.  9-14 

18.  15-17 

18. 18-23 

18.  24-30 

18.  31-43 

19.  1-10 
19. 11—28 

19.  3-12 
19.  13-15 

19.  16-22 

19.  23-29 

19.  30-20. 

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20.  17-34 

10.  2—12 
10. 13-16 

10.  17-22 

10.  23-30 

10.  31 

10.  32-52 

26.  6-13 

21.  1-11 

21.  18,  19“ 
21.  12,  13, 
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21.  23-27 

14.  3-9' 

11.  1-11 
11.  12-14 
11.  15-26 

11.  27-33 

19.  29-44 

19.  45,  46 

20. 1-8  ' 

10.  22-42 


S.  John. 


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11.  55  &12. 
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12. 12-19 


CONTENTS. 

Contents. 


Sect.  Page 

106.  Parables.— 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  Two  Sons . . 101 

(b)  - the  unthankful  Husband¬ 

men  . • .  101 

(c)  - the  Marriage  of  the  King’s 

son,  and  the  Wedding-garment .  103 

107.  Tribute  to  Cajsar  . . . 103 

108.  The  Error  of  the  Sadducees  on  the  Resurrection  104 

109.  The  first  and  great  Commandment  ••• .  105 

110.  (a)  The  Opinion  the  Scribes  held  of  Christ.  Dis¬ 

course  against  the  Pharisees .  105 

( b )  The  Widow’s  Mite  . . .  107 

111.  Greeks  desire  to  see  Jesus.  He  foretelleth  His 

Death .  108 

112.  He  foretelleth  the  Destruction  of  the  Temple  and 

His  own  Coming . 109 

113.  Parables.— 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  ten  Virgins  . 113 

(b)  - the  Talents .  113 

114.  The  Description  of  the  last  Judgment .  114 

115.  The  Rulers  conspire  against  Christ.  Judas  cove¬ 

nanted  to  betray  Him  .  114 

116.  (a)  Christ  eateth  the  Passover .  115 

(b)  He  instituted  His  Holy  Supper . 118 

117.  The  last  Discourses  of  Christ.— 

(a)  The  Hope  of  Heaven.  The  Way,  the  Truth, 

and  the  Life .  118 

( b )  The  Promise  of  the  Comforter. .  119 

(c)  The  Parable  of  the  Vine  and  the  Branches  119 

(d)  Christ’s  Commandment . 120 

(e)  Comfort  under  the  Hatred  and  Persecution 

of  the  World  .  120 

(/)  The  Promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost  .  120 

(</)  Christ  speaketh  of  His  Resurrection .  121 

(h)  The  Confession  of  the  Disciples.  Their  Flight 

foretold  . 121 

( i )  Christ’s  Prayer .  122 

118.  Jesus  forewarned  Peter  of  his  Denial .  123 

119.  Gethsemane .  124 

120.  The  Betrayal  .  124 

121.  Jesus  is  carried— 

(a)  before  the  Council,  and  denied  by  Peter-  ••  •  126 

(6)  before  Pilate .  129 

122.  Judas  hanged  himself  .  129 

123  (a)  Jesus  before  Pilate . 129 

(b)  before  Herod .  130 

(c)  before  Pilate.— Jesus  is  delivered  to  be  cruci¬ 

fied  .  131 

124  (a)  The  Crucifixion  .  133 

(b)  Jesus  is  mocked  .  134 

(c)  He  commended  His  Mother  to  John . 135 

(d)  The  Thieves  crucified  with  Him . 135 

125.  Jesus  died  •  ••  . .  135 

126. .  His  Side  is  pierced  .  137 

127.  He  is  buried  .  137 

128.  His  Sepulchre  is  sealed  and  watched . 138 


S.  Matt.  S.  Mark.  S.  Luke. 


21.  28-32 

21.  33-46 

22.  1-14 
22.  15-22 
22.  23—33 
22.  34-40 

[&  23 
22.  41-46, 


24. 

25.  1—13 
25.  14-30 

25.  31-46 
[14 — 16 

26.  1-5, 
26.  17—25 
26.  26-29 


12.  1-12 


20.  9-19 


12.  13-17  20.  20-26 
12.  18-27  20.  27  -39 
12.  28-34«! 


[40 


12.  34  (4)—  20.  40-47 
12.  41—44  21. 1—4 


13. 


[10,  11 

14.  1,  2, 

14.  12-21 
14.  22-25 


21.  5-38 


22. 1-6 
22.  7-23 
22.  19,  20, 
[15-18 


•[38,  40 


26.  30-36 
26.  37-46 
26.  47-56 

14.  26—32 
14.  33-42 
14.  43  -52 

22. 39, 31- 
22.  41-46 
22.  47-53 

26.  57,  58 

27.  1,  2 

27.  3-10 
27.  11-14 

14.  53,  54 

15.  1  ' 

15.  2-5 

22.  54,  55 

23.  1 

23.  2-5 

OQ  a  TO 

27.  15-31 
27.  32-38 
27.  39-43 

15.  6-20 
15.  21-28 
15.  29-32“ 

23.  13-25 
23.  26-34 
23.  35-38 

27.  44 

27.  45  -  56 

15.  32 b 

15.  33-41 

23.  39-43 
23.44-49 

27.  57-61 
27.  62-66 

15.  42-47 

23.  50-56 

vii 


S.  John. 


12.  20-50 


13.  1-38 


14. 1- 14 
14. 15-31 

15. 1- 10 
15. 11-17 

15. 18-27 

16. 1- 11 
16.  12-24 

16.  25-33 
17. 1—26 
18. 1,  2 

18.  3-11 
[24, 15-18 
18.  12-14, 
18.  28-32 

18.  33-38 


18.39-19.10 
19.  17-24 

19.  25-27 

19.  28-30 
19.  31-37 
19.  38-42 


CONTENTS. 


Vlll 


Contents. 


Sect.  Page 

129.  The  Resurrection .  138 

130.  The  Soldiers  at  the  Sepulchre .  140 

131.  Christ  appeareth  to  the  Disciples  that  went  to 

Emmaus . 141 

132.  He  appeareth  to  the  Apostles  at  Jerusalem. 

Thomas  is  absent  .  142 

133.  He  appeareth  again  ;  Thomas  is  present . 142 

134.  He  appeareth  to  the  Disciples  at  the  Sea  of  Ti¬ 

berias  .  142 

135.  He  appeareth  at  the  Mount  in  Galilee . 143 

136.  He  ascendeth  into  Heaven  .  144 

137.  Conclusion  .  144 


S.  Matt. 


28.  1-10 
28.  11-15 


S.  Mark.  |  S.  Luke,  j  S.  John. 

- i - 1 - 


16.  1—11  24. 1-12  20. 1-18 


16.  12,  13  24.  13—35 

16.  14  1 24.  30—43  20. 19-25 

.  20.  26-29 

. . . 21.  1-24 


28.  16-20 


16.  15-18 


16.  19,  20 


24.  44-53  ! 


20.  30,  31 
!  [&21.25 


THE  FOUR  GOSPELS, 

ARRANGED 

IN  THE  FORM  OF  A  HARMONY, 

FROM  THE  TEXT  OF  THE  AUTHORIZED  VERSION. 


PART  I. 

1.  (a)  Preface  of  St.  Mark. 

St.  Mark  i.  1. 

Th  E  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God. 

(b)  Preface  of  St.  Luke. 

St.  Luke  i.  1 — 4. 


FORASMUCH  as  many  have  taken  in  hand  to  set  forth  in  order  a  declaration 
of  those  things  which  are  most  surely  believed  among  us,  2  even  as  they  delivered 
them  unto  us,  which  from  the  beginning  were  eyewitnesses,  and  ministers  of  the  word ; 
3 it  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having  had  perfect  understanding  of  all  things  from  the 
very  first,  to  write  unto  thee  in  order,  most  excellent  Theophilus,  4 that  thou  mightest 
know  the  certainty  of  those  things,  wherein  thou  hast  been  instructed. 


(c)  Preface  of  St.  John. 

St.  John  i.  1 — 14. 


IN  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word  was 
God.  2  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with  God.  3  All  things  were  made  by  him  ; 
and  without  him  was  not  any  thing  made  that  was  made.  4  In  him  was  life  ;  and  the 

A 


2 


THE  GENEALOGIES  OF  JESUS  CHRIST. 


St.  John  i.  1 — 14. 


life  was  the  light  of  men.  5  And  the  light  shineth  in  darkness ;  and  the  darkness 
comprehended  it  not. 

6  There  was  a  man  sent  from  God,  whose  name  was  John.  7  The  same  came 
for  a  witness,  to  bear  witness  of  the  Light,  that  all  men  through  him  might 
believe.  8  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent  to  bear  witness  of  that  Light. 

9  That  was  the  true  Light,  which  ligliteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world  knew  him 
not.  11  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own  received  him  not.  12  But  as  many  as 
received  him,  to  them  gave  he  power  to  become  the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that 
believe  on  his  name :  13  which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh, 
nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God.  14  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt 
among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the  Father,) 
full  of  grace  and  truth. 


2.  The  Genealogies  of  Jesus  Christ. 


St.  Matt.  i.  1 — 17. 


The  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesus 
Christ,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of  Abra¬ 
ham. 

2  Abraham  begat  Isaac  ;  and  Isaac  begat 
Jacob  ;  and  Jacob  begat  Judas  and  his 
brethren;  3 and  Judas  begat  Phares  and 
Zara  of  Tliamar ;  and  Phares  begat  Es- 
rom  ;  and  Esrom  begat  Aram  ;  4  and  Aram 
begat  Aminadab ;  and  Aminadab  begat 
Naasson ;  and  Naasson  begat  Salmon ; 
5  and  Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rachab  ;  and 
Booz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth  ;  and  Obed  be¬ 
gat  Jesse;  6 and  Jesse  begat  David  the 
king ; 

And  David  the  king  begat  Solomon  of 
her  that  had  been  the  wife  of  Urias  ;  7  and 
Solomon  begat  Roboam  ;  and  Roboam  be¬ 
gat  Abia  ;  and  Abia  begat  Asa  ;  8  and  Asa 
begat  Josaphat;  and  Josaphat  begat  Jo- 
ram  ;  and  Joram  begat  Ozias  ;  9  and  Ozias 
begat  Joatham ;  and  Joatham  begat  Achaz ; 
and  Achaz  begat  Ezekias  ;  10  and  Ezekias 
begat  Manasses ;  and  Manasses  begat  A- 
mon ;  and  Amon  begat  Josias ;  11  and 
Josias  begat  Jechonias  and  his  brethren, 
about  the  time  they  were  carried  away  to 
Babylon  : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought  to  Baby¬ 
lon,  J echonias  begat  Salathiel ;  and  Sala- 
thiel  begat  Zorobabel ;  13  and  Zorobabel 
begat  Abiud  ;  and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim  ; 
and  Eliakim  begat  Azor ;  14  and  Azor  be¬ 
gat  Sadoc ;  and  Sadoc  begat  Achim  ;  and 
Achim  begat  Eliud  ;  15  and  Eliud  begat 
Eleazar  ;  and  Eleazar  begat  Matthan  ;  and 
Matthan  begat  Jacob  ;  16  and  Jacob  begat 
J oseph  the  husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  was 


St.  Luke  iii.  23 — 38. 


23  Jesus . 

. being  (as  was  supposed) 

the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of 
Heli,  24  which  was  the  son  of  Matthat, 
which  was  the  son  of  Levi,  which  was  the 
son  of  Melchi,  which  was  the  son  of  J  anna, 
which  was  the  son  of  Joseph,  25  which  was 
the  son  of  Mattathias,  which  was  the  son  of 
Amos,  which  was  the  son  of  Naum,  which 
was  the  son  of  Esli,  which  was  the  son  of 
Nagge,  26  which  was  the  son  of  Maath, 
which  was  the  son  of  Mattathias,  which 
was  the  son  of  Semei,  which  was  the  son 
of  Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 
27  which  was  the  son  of  Joanna,  which  was 
the  son  of  Rhesa,  which  was  the  son  of  Zo¬ 
robabel,  which  was  the  son  of  Salathiel, 
which  was  the  son  of  Neri,  28  which  was 
the  son  of  Melchi,  which  was  the  son  of 
Addi,  which  was  the  son  of  Cosam,  which 
was  the  son  of  Elmodam,  which  was  the 
son  of  Er,  29  which  was  the  son  of  Jose, 
which  was  the  son  of  Eliezer,  v^liich  was 
the  son  of  Jorim,  which  was  the  son  of 
Matthat,  which  was  the  son  of  Levi, 
30  which  was  the  son  of  Simeon,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda,  which  was  the  son  of 
Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of  Jonan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Eliakim,  31  which  was  the 
son  of  Melea,  which  was  the  son  of  Menan, 
which  was  the  son  of  Mattatha,  which  was 
,i the  son  of  Nathan,  which  was  the  son  of 
David,  32  which  was  the  son  of  Jesse,  which 
was  the  son  of  Obed,  which  was  the  son 
of  Booz,  which  was  the  son  of  Salmon, 
which  was  the  son  of  Naasson,  33  which 
was  the  son  of  Aminadab,  which  was  the 


Z AC H ARIAS  AND  ELISABETH. 


3 


St.  Matt.  i.  1 — 17. 


St.  Luke  hi.  23 — 38. 


born  J esus,  who  is  called  Christ.  17  So  all 
the  generations  from  Abraham  to  David 
are  fourteen  generations  ;  and  from  David 
until  the  carrying  away  into  Babylon  are 
fourteen  generations ;  and  from  the  carry¬ 
ing  away  into  Babylon  unto  Christ  are 
fourteen  generations. 


son  of  Aram,  which  was  the  son  of  Esrom, 
which  was  the  son  of  Phares,  which  was 

the  son  of  Juda,  34  which  was  the  son  of 

Jacob,  which  was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which 
was  the  son  of  Abraham,  which  was  the 
son  of  Thara,  which  was  the  son  of  Nachor, 
35  which  was  the  son  of  Sarucli,  which  was 
the  son  of  Ragau,  which  was  the  son  of 
Phalec,  which  was  the  son  of  Heber,  which  was  the  son  of  Sala,  36  which 
was  the  son  of  Cainan,  which  was  the  son  of  Arphaxad,  which  was 

the  son  of  Sem,  which  was  the  son  of  Noe,  which  was  the  son  of  La¬ 

ntech,  37  which  was  the  son  of  Matliusala,  which  was  the  son  of  Enoch, 
which  was  the  son  of  Jared,  which  was  the  son  of  Maleleel,  which  was 
the  son  of  Cainan,  38  which  was  the  son  of  Enos,  which  was  the  son 
of  Seth,  which  was  the  son  of  Adam,  which  was  the  son  of  God. 


3.  Zacharias  and  Elisabeth. 

Sixth  year  before  the  common  date  called  A.  D.  1. 

St.  Luke  i.  5 — 25. 


5  There  was  in  the  days  of  Herod,  the  king  of  Judaea,  a  certain  priest  named 
Zacharias,  of  the  course  of  Abia  :  and  his  wife  was  of  the  daughters  of  Aaron,  and 
her  name  was  Elisabeth.  6  And  they  were  both  righteous  before  God,  walking  in  all 
the  commandments  and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blameless.  7  And  they  had  no  child, 
because  that  Elisabeth  was  barren,  and  they  both  were  now  well  stricken  m  years. 
8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  while  he  executed  the  priest’s  office  before  God  m  the 
order  of  his  course,  9  according  to  the  custom  of  the  priest  s  office,  his  lot  was  to 
burn  incense  when  he  went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  10  And  the  whole  multitude 
of  the  people  were  praying  without  at  the  time  of  incense.  1  And  there  appealed 
unto  him  an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  on  the  right  side  of  the  altai  of  incense. 
12  And  when  Zacharias  saw  him,  he  was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  upon  him.  But 
the  angel  said  unto  him,  Fear  not,  Zacharias:  for  thy  prayer  is  heard;  and  thy  wit  e 
Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a  son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  Johm  And  thou 
slialt  have  joy  and  gladness;  and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth.  lor  he  shall  be 
great  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  drink  neither  wine  nor  strong  di  ink  , 
and  he  shall  be  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  from  his  mother  s  womb.  And 
many  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord  their  God.  And  he  shall 
go  before  him  in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Elias,  to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fatheis 
to  the  children,  and  the  disobedient  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just;  to 
make  ready  a  people  prepared  for  the  Lord.  18  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel, 
Whereby  shall  I  know  this?  for  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken  m 
years.  19  And  the  angel  answering  said  unto  him,  I  am  Gabriel,  that  stand  m  the 
presence  of  God ;  and  am  sent  to  speak  unto  thee,  and  to  shew  tliee  these  glad 
tidings.  20  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  not  able  to  speak,  until  the  day 
that  these  things  shall  be  performed,  because  thou  believest  not  my  words,  which  shall 
be  fulfilled  in  their  season.  21  And  the  people  waited  for  Zacharias,  and  marvelled 
that  he  tarried  so  long  in  the  temple.  22  And  when  lie  came  out,  he  could  not  speak 
unto  them  :  and  they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a  vision  in  the  temple  :  ioi  he  beck¬ 
oned  unto  them,  and  remained  speechless.  23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  soon  as  the 
days  of  his  ministration  were  accomplished,  he  departed  to  his  own  house.  -  And 
after  those  days  his  wife  Elisabeth  conceived,  and  hid  herself  five  months,  saying, 
25 Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with  me  in  the  days  wherein  he  looked  on  me,  to  take 
away  my  reproach  among  men.  9 


4 


THE  PROP  REGIES  OF  ELISABETH  AND  MABY. 


4.  The  Annunciation  of  the  Birth  of  Jesus. 

Sixth  year  before  the  common  date  called  A.  D.  1. 

St.  Luke  i.  26 — 38. 


26  And  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  unto  a  city  of 
Galilee,  named  Nazareth,  27  to  a  virgin  espoused  to  a  man  whose  name  was  Joseph, 
of  the  house  of  David ;  and  the  virgin’s  name  was  Mary.  28  And  the  angel  came  in 
unto  her,  and  said,  Hail,  thou  that  art  highly  favoured,  the  Lord  is  with  thee  :  blessed 
art  thou  among  women.  29  And  when  she  saw  him,  she  was  troubled  at  his  saying, 
and  cast  in  her  mind  what  manner  of  salutation  this  should  be.  30  And  the  angel 
said  unto  her,  Fear  not,  Mary :  for  thou  hast  found  favour  with  God.  31  And, 
behold,  thou  shalt  conceive  in  thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his 
name  JESUS.  32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called  the  Son  of  the  Highest : 
and  the  Lord  God  shall  give  unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father  David :  33  and  he  shall 
reign  over  the  house  of  Jacob  for  ever ;  and  of  his  kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary  unto  the  angel,  How  shall  this  be,  seeing  I  know  not  a  man  ? 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  her,  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon  thee, 
and  the  power  of  the  Highest  shall  overshadow  thee :  therefore  also  that  holy  thing 
which  shall  be  born  of  thee  shall  be  called  the  Son  of  God.  36  And,  behold,  thy 
cousin  Elisabeth,  she  hath  also  conceived  a  son  in  her  old  age :  and  this  is  the  sixth 
month  with  her,  who  was  called  barren.  37  For  with  God  nothing  shall  be  impossible. 
38  And  Mary  said,  Behold  the  handmaid  of  the  Lord ;  be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy 
word.  And  the  angel  departed  from  her. 


5.  The  Prophecies  of  Elisabeth  and  Mary. 

St.  Luke  i.  39 — 56. 


39  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days,  and  went  into  the  hill  country  with  haste, 
into  a  city  of  Juda ;  40  and  entered  into  the  house  of  Zacharias,  and  saluted  Elisabeth. 
41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Elisabeth  heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe 
leaped  in  her  womb ;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost :  42  and  she 
spake  out  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said,  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and  blessed 
is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb.  43  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord 
should  come  to  me?  44 For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy  salutation  sounded  in 
mine  ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb  for  joy.  45  And  blessed  is  she  that  believed  : 
for  there  shall  be  a  performance  of  those  things  which  were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 
46  And  Mary  said, 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 

47  and  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  low  estate  of  his  handmaiden  :  for,  behold,  from 

henceforth  all  generations  shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to  me  great  things  ;  and  holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  his  mercy  is  on  them  that  fear  him  from  generation  to  generation. 

51  He  hath  _  shewed  strength  with  his  arm  ;  he  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the 

imagination  of  their  hearts. 

-2  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  from  their  seats,  and  exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

53  He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good  things  ;  and  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty 
away. 

04  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  Israel,  in  remembrance  of  his  mercy  ; 

5,)  as  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  Abraham,  and  to  his  seed  for  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three  months,  and  returned  to  her  own  house. 


THE  BIRTI1  OF  JOHN  THE  BAPTIST. 


5 


G. 


The  Birth  and  Circumcision  of  St.  John  the  Baptist. 

Fifth  year  before  the  common  dale  called  A.  D.  1. 

St.  Luke  i.  57—66. 


57  Now  Elisabeth’s  full  time  came  that  she  should  be  delivered ;  and  she  brought 
forth  a  sou.  58  And  her  neighbours  and  her  cousins  heard  how  the  Lord  had  shewed 
great  mercy  upon  her;  and  they  rejoiced  with  her.  "And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  eighth  day  they  came  to  circumcise  the  child  ;  and  they  called  him  Zacharias, 
after  the  name  of  his  father.  60 And  his  mother  answered  and  said,  Not  so;  but  he 
shall  be  called  J ohn.  61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There  is  none  of  thy  kindred  that 
is  called  by  this  name.  62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  father,  how  he  would  have 
him  called.  63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing  table,  and  wrote,  saying,  His  name  is  John. 
And  they  marvelled  all.  64  And  his  mouth  was  opened  immediately,  and  his  tongue 
loosed,  and  he  spake,  and  praised  God.  63  And  fear  came  on  all  that  dwelt  round 
about  them :  and  all  these  sayings  were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill  country 
of  Judaea.  60  And  all  they  that  heard  them  laid  them  up  in  their  hearts,  saying,  What 
manner  of  child  shall  this  be  !  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

7.  The  Prophecy  of  Zacharias. 

St.  Luke  i.  67 — 80. 


67  And  his  father  Zacharias  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  prophesied, 
saying, 

68  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ;  for  he  hath  visited  and  redeemed  his  people, 

69  and  hath  raised  up  an  horn  of  salvation  for  us  in  the  house  of  his  servant  David  ; 

70  as  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets,  which  have  been  since  the  world 

began : 

71  that  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us  ; 

72  to  perform  the  mercy  promised  to  our  fathers,  and  to  remember  his  holy  co¬ 

venant  ; 

73  the  oath  which  he  sware  to  our  father  Abraham, 

74  that  he  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of  our 

enemies  might  serve  him  without  fear, 

75  in  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

70  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of  the  Highest :  for  thou  shalt  go 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  prepare  his  ways  ; 

77  to  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  people  by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  through  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God ;  whereby  the  dayspring  from  on  high  hath 

visited  us, 

79  to  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  to  guide 

our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in  the  deserts  till  the 
day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel. 

8.  The  Birth  of  Jesus  Christ. 

(a)  St.  Matt.  i.  18 — 25. 


(a)  18 Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise:  When  as  his  mother  Mary 
was  espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came  together,  she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  19  Then  Joseph  her  husband,  being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make 
her  a  publick  example,  was  minded  to  put  her  away  privily.  20 But  while  he  thought 


6 


THE  BIRTH  OF  JESUS  CHRIST. 


St.  Matt.  i.  18 — 25. 


on  these  things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  dream,  say¬ 
ing,  Joseph,  tliou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee  Mary  thy  wife  :  for  that 
which  is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  21  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son, 
and  thou  slialt  call  his  name  JESUS  :  for  he  shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins. 
22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by 
the  prophet,  saying,  23Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with  child,  and  shall  bring 
forth  a  son,  and  they  shall  call  his  name  Emmanuel,  which  being  inter¬ 
preted  is,  God  with  us.  24  Then  Joseph  being  raised  from  sleep  did  as  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  had  bidden  him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife  :  25  and  knew  her  not  till  she 
had  brought  forth  her  first-born  son  :  and  he  called  his  name  JESUS. 


Fourth  year  before  the  common  date  called  A.  D.  1. 

(b)  St.  Luke  ii.  1 — 7. 


( b )  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  there  went  out  a  decree  from  Caesar 
Augustus,  that  all  the  world  should  be  taxed.  2  ( And  this  taxing  was  first  made 
when  Cyrenius  was  governor  of  Syria.)  3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one  into 
his  own  city.  4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth, 
into  Judaea,  unto  the  city  of  David,  which  is  called  Bethlehem ;  (because  he  was  of 
the  house  and  lineage  of  David:)  5 to  be  taxed  with  Mary  his  espoused  wife,  being 
great  with,  child.  6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they  were  there,  the  days  were  ac¬ 
complished  that  she  should  be  delivered.  7  And  she  brought  forth  her  firstborn  son, 
and  wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in  a  manger ;  because  there 
was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 


9.  The  Shepherds  keeping  Watch. 

St.  Luke  ii.  8 — 21. 


8  And  there  were  in  the  same  country  shepherds  abiding  in  the  field,  keeping 
watch  over  their  flock  by  night.  3  And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  upon  them, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone  round  about  them  :  and  they  were  sore  afraid.  10  And 
the  angel  said  unto  them,  Fear  not :  for,  behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy, 
which  shall  be  to  all  people.  11  For  unto  you  is  born  this  day  in  the  city  of  David 
a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the  Lord.  12 And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you;  Ye  shall 
find  the  babe  wrapped  in  swaddling  clothes,  lying  in  a  manger.  13  And  suddenly  there 
was  with  the  angel  a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and  saying,  14  Glory 
to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels  were  gone  away  from  them  into  heaven, 
the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us  now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this 
thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us.  16  And  they 
came  with  haste,  and  found  Mary,  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  a  manger.  17  And 
when  they  had  seen  it,  they  made  known  abroad  the  saying  which  was  told  them 
concerning  this  child.  18  And  all  they  that  heard  it  wondered  at  those  things  which 
were  told  them  by  the  shepherds.  19  But  Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and  pondered 
them  in  her  heart.  20  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising  God  for  all 
the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them. 

21  And  when  eight  days  were  accomplished  for  the  circumcising  of  the  child,  his 
name  was  called  JESUS,  which  was  so  named  of  the  angel  before  he  was  conceived 
in  the  womb. 


THE  VISIT  OF  THE  WISE  MEN. 


7 


10.  The  Presentation  in  the  Temple. 

Fourth  to  the  third  year  before  the  common  date  called  A.  I).  1. 

St.  Luke  ii.  22—38. 

22  And  when  the  (lays  of  her  purification  according  to  the  law  of  Moses  were 
accomplished,  they  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord;  23  (as  it 
is  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  Every  male  that  openetli  the  womb  shall 
be  called  holy  to  the  Lord;)  24and  to  offer  a  sacrifice  according  to  that  which 
is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was  Simeon  ;  and  the 
same  man  was  just  and  devout,  waiting  for  the  consolation  of  Israel :  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  upon  him.  26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he 
should  not  see  death,  before  he  had  seen  the  Lord’s  Christ.  27  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  temple :  and  when  the  parents  brought  in  the  child  J esus,  to  do  for  him  after 
the  custom  of  the  law,  28  then  took  he  him  up  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart  in  peace,  according  to  thy  word : 

30  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation, 

31  which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all  people ; 

32  a  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother  marvelled  at  those  things  which  were  spoken  ot 
him.  34  And  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child 
is  set  for  the  fall  and  rising  again  of  many  in  Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall  be 
spoken  against ;  35  (yea,  a  sword  shall  pierce  through  thy  own  soul  also,)  that  the 
thoughts  of  many  hearts  may  be  revealed. 

36  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe 
of  Aser :  she  was  of  a  great  age,  and  had  lived  with  an  husband  seven  years  from 
her  virginity  ;  37  and  she  was  a  widow  of  about  fourscore  and  four  years,  which  de¬ 
parted  not  from  the  temple,  but  served  God  with  fastings  and  prayers  night  and  day. 
38  And  she  coming  in  that  instant  gave  thanks  likewise  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake  of 
him  to  all  them  that  looked  for  redemption  in  Jerusalem. 

11.  The  Visit  of  the  Wise  Men  from  the  East. 

St.  Matt.  ii.  1 — 12. 

Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judaea  in  the  days  of  Herod  the 
king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from  the  east  to  Jerusalem,  2  saying,  Where  is  he 
that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews?  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are  come 
to  worship  him.  3 When  Herod  the  king  had  heard  these  things,  lie  was  troubled, 
and  all  Jerusalem  with  him.  4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  of  the  people  together,  he  demanded  of  them  where  Christ  should  be  born. 
5 And  they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethlehem  of  Judaea:  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the 
prophet,  9And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least 
among  the  princes  of  Juda:  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor, 
that  shall  rule  my  people  Israel.  7 Then  Herod,  when  he  had  privily  called 
the  wise  men,  enquired  of  them  diligently  what  time  the  star  appeared.  8  And  he 
sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said,  Go  and  search  diligently  for  the  young  child  ; 
and  when  ye  have  found  him,  bring  me  word  again,  that  I  may  come  and  worship 
him  also.  9 When  they  had  heard  the  king,  they  departed;  and,  lo,  the  star,  which 
they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  where  the  young 
child  was.  10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding  great  joy.  11  And 
when  they  were  come  into  the  house,  they  saw  the  young  child  with  Mary  his  mother, 
and  fell  down,  and  worshipped  him :  and  when  they  had  opened  their  treasures,  they 
presented  unto  him  gifts  ;  gold,  and  frankincense,  and  myrrh.  12  And  being  warned 
of  God  in  a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod,  they  departed  into  their 
own  country  another  way. 


8 


THE  CHILD  JESUS  IN  THE  TEMPLE. 


12.  The  Flight  into  Egypt.— The  Murder  of  the  Innocents. 


'ITiird  year  before  the  common  date  called  A.D.  1. 

St.  Matt.  ii.  13 — 18. 


13  And  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  to  Joseph 
in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt, 
and  he  thou  there  until  I  bring  thee  word  :  for  Herod  will  seek  the  young  child  to 
destroy  him.  14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother  by  night, 
and  departed  into  Egypt :  15  and  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod :  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying.  Out  of  Egypt 
have  I  called  my  son. 

16  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceeding 
wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all 
the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the  time  which  he  had 
diligently  enquired  of  the  wise  men.  17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by 
Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying,  18  In  Rama  was  there  a  voice  heard,  lamenta¬ 
tion,  and  weeping,  and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weeping  for  her  chil¬ 
dren,  and  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 


13.  The  Return  to  Nazareth. 

St.  Matt.  ii.  19 — 23.  St.  Luke  ii.  39,  40. 


19  But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  appear¬ 
eth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt,  20  saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land  of  Israel :  for  they  are 
dead  which  sought  the  young  child’s  life.  21  And  he  arose,  and  took 
the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 
22  But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus  did  reign  in  Judfea  in  the  room 
of  his  father  Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go 
thither :  notwithstanding,  being  warned 
of  God  in  a  dream,  he  turned  aside  into 
the  parts  of  Galilee  :  23  and  he  came  and 
dwelt  in  a  city  called  Nazareth :  that  it 


39  And  when  they  had  performed  all 
things  according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
they  returned  into  Galilee,  to  their  own 
city  Nazareth.  40  And  the  child  grew,  and 


might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  waxed  strong  in  spirit,  filled  with  wisdom: 
prophets,  He  shall  be  called  a  Nazarene.  and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 


14.  The  Child  Jesus  in  the  Temple  questioning  with  the 

Doctors. 

A.  D.  8. 

St.  Luke  ii.  41 — 52. 


41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem  every  year  at  the  feast  of  the  passover. 
42  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of 
the  feast.  43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they  returned,  the  child  Jesus 
tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem;  and  Joseph  and  his  mother  knew  not  of  it.  44 But 
they,  supposing  him  to  have  been  in  the  company,  went  a  day’s  journey ;  and  they 
sought  him  among  their  kinsfolk  and  acquaintance.  45  And  when  they  found  him 
not,  they  turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  him.  46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
after  three  days  they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors, 
both  hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions.  47  And  all  that  heard  him  were 


THE  PREACHING  AND  BAPTISM  OF  JOHN. 


9 


St.  Luke  ii.  41 — 52. 


astonished  at  his  understanding  and  answers.  48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were 
amazed :  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ?  behold, 
thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee  sorrowing.  43  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must  he  about  my  Father’s  business?  50 And 
they  understood  not  the  saying  which  he  spake  unto  them.  51  And  he  went  down 
with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject  unto  them  :  but  his  mother  kept 
all  these  sayings  in  her  heart.  52  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in 
favour  with  God  and  man. 


PART  II. 


s  15.  The  Preaching  and  Baptism  of  John  the  Baptist. 


St.  Matt.  iii.  1 — 12. 


A.  D.  26.  30 th  year  of  our  Lord's  life. 
St.  Mark  i.  2 — 8. 


St.  Luke  iii.  1 — 18. 


In  those  days  came  John 
the  Baptist,  preaching  in  the 
wilderness  of  Judaea,  2  and 
saying,  Repent  ye :  for  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand.  3  For  this  is  he  that 
was  spoken  of  by  the  pro¬ 
phet  Esaias,  saying,  The 
voice  of  one  crying  in 
the  wilderness.  Pre¬ 
pare  ye  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight.  4  And  the  same 
John  had  his  raiment  of 
camel’s  hair,  and  a  leathern 
girdle  about  his  loins;  and 
his  meat  was  locusts  and 
wild  honey.  6  Then  went 
out  to  him  Jerusalem,  and 
all  Judaea,  and  all  the  region 
round  about  Jordan,  6  and 
were  baptized  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  their 
sins. 


7  But  when  he  saw  many 
of  the  Pharisees  and  Sad- 
ducees  come  to  his  baptism, 
be  said  unto  them,  0  gene¬ 
ration  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come?  8 Bring  forth 


2  As  it  is  written  in  the 
prophets,  Behold,  I  send 
my  messenger  before 
thy  face,  which  shall 
prepare  thy  way  be¬ 
fore  thee.  3The  voice 
of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  Prepare  ye 
the  way  of  the  Lord, 
make  his  paths  straight. 
4  John  did  baptize  in  the 
wilderness,  and  preach  the 
baptism  of  repentance  for 
the  remission  of  sins.  5  And 
there  went  out  unto  him 
all  the  land  of  Judaea,  and 
they  of  J erusalem,  and  were 
all  baptized  of  him  in  the 
river  of  Jordan,  confessing 
their  sins.  6  And  John  was 
clothed  with  camel’s  hair, 
and  with  a  girdle  of  a  skin 
about  his  loins  ;  and  he  did 
eat  locusts  and  wild  honey ; 
7  and  preached,  saying, 


Now  in  the  fifteenth 
year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius 
Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being 
governor  of  Judaea,  and  He¬ 
rod  being  tetrarch  of  Galilee, 
and  his  brother  Philip  te¬ 
trarch  of  Ituraea  and  of  the 
region  of  Trachonitis,  and 
Lysanias  the  tetrarch  of  A- 
bilene,  2  Annas  and  Caia- 
plias  being  the  high  priests, 
the  word  of  God  came  unto 
John  the  son  of  Zacharias 
in  the  wilderness.  3  And  he 
came  into  all  the  country 
about  J ordan,  preaching  the 
baptism  of  repentance  for 
the  remission  of  sins ;  4  as 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  Esaias  the  pro¬ 
phet,  saying,  The  voice  of 
one  crying  in  the  wil¬ 
derness,  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make 
his  paths  straight. 


5Every  valley  shall  be 
filled,  and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be 
brought  low;  and  the  crooked  shall  be  made 
straight,  and  the  rough  ways  shall  be  made 
smooth;  6and  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation 
of  God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude  that  came  forth 
to  be  baptized  of  him,  0  generation  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ?  8  Bring 
forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of  repentance,  and  begin 
not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our 
father :  for  I  say  unto  you,  That  God  is  able  of  these 
stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham.  3  And  now 


10 


TEE  BAPTISM  OF  JESUS. 


A.  D.  27. 


St.  Matt.  hi.  1—12.  St.  Mark  i.  2—8.  St.  Luke  iii.  1—18. 


therefore  fruits  meet  for  re¬ 
pentance  :  9  and  think  not 
to  say  within  youselves,  We 
have  Abraham  to  our  father : 
for  I  say  unto  you,  that  God 
is  able  of  these  stones  to 
raise  up  children  unto  A- 
braham.  10  And  now  also  the 
axe  is  laid  unto  the  root  of 
the  trees :  therefore  every 
tree  which  bringetli  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn 
down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 
11 1  indeed  baptize  you  with 
water  unto  repentance  :  but 
he  that  cometh  after  me  is 
mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  bear  : 
he  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with 
fire :  12  whose  fan  is  in  his 
hand,  and  he  will  throughly 
purge  his  floor,  and  gather 
his  wheat  into  the  gar¬ 
ner  ;  but  he  will  burn  up 
the  chaff  with  unquench¬ 
able  fire. 


also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees:  every 
tree  therefore  which  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is 
hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying,  What  shall 
we  do  then  ?  11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto  them,  He 
that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath 


There  cometh  one  migh¬ 
tier  than  I  after  me,  the 
latchet  of  whose  shoes  I  am 
not  worthy  to  stoop  down 
and  unloose.  8 1  indeed  have 
baptized  you  with  water : 
but  he  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 


none ;  and  he  that  hath  meat, 
let  him  do  likewise.  12  Then 
came  also  publicans  to  be 
baptized,  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Exact  no  more  than  that 
which  is  appointed  you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise 
demanded  of  him,  saying, 


And  what  shall  we  do?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Do 
violence  to  no  man,  neither  accuse  any  falsely ;  and 
be  content  with  your  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all 
men  mused  in  their  hearts  of  John,  whether  he  were 
the  Christ,  or  not ;  16  John  answered,  saying  unto 
them  all,  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water ;  but 
one  mightier  than  I  cometh,  the  latchet  of  whose 
shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose :  he  shall  bap¬ 
tize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire :  17  whose 
fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will.  thi;oughly  purge  his 
floor,  and  will  gather  the  wheat  into  his  garner ;  but 
the  chaff  he  will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable.  18  And 
many  other  things  in  his  exhortation  preached  he 
unto  the  people. 


16.  The  Baptism  of  Jesus. 

A.  D.  27.  31 st  year  of  our  Lord’s  life. 

St.  Matt.  iii.  13 — 17.  St.  Mark  i.  9 — 11.  St.  Luke  iii.  21 — 23. 


13  Then  cometh  Jesus 
from  Galilee  to  Jordan  unto 
John,  to  be  baptized  of  him. 
14 But  John  forbad  him,  say¬ 
ing,  I  have  need  to  be  bap¬ 
tized  of  thee,  and  comest 
thou  to  me?  15 And  Jesus 
answering  said  unto  him. 
Suffer  it  to  be  so  now :  for 
thus  it  becometh  us  to  ful¬ 
fil  all  righteousness.  Then 
he  suffered  him.  16  And  Je¬ 
sus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  out  of 
the  water  :  and,  lo,  the  hea- 


9  And  it  came  to  pass 
in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came  from  Nazareth  of  Ga¬ 
lilee,  and  was  baptized  of 
John  in  Jordan.  10  And 
straightway  coming  up  out 
of  the  water,  he  saw  the 
heavens  opened,  and  the 
Spirit  like  a  dove  descend¬ 
ing  upon  him :  11  and  there 
came  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying ,  Thou  art  my  belov¬ 
ed  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 


21  Now  when  all  the  peo¬ 
ple  were  baptized,  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Jesus  also  be¬ 
ing  baptized,  and  praying, 
the  heaven  was  opened, 
22  and  the  Holy  Ghost  de¬ 
scended  in  a  bodily  shape 
like  a  dove  upon  him,  and 
a  voice  came  from  heaven, 
which  said.  Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son;  in  thee  I  am 
well  pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself  be¬ 
gan  to  be  about  thirty  years 
of  age. 


vens  were  opened  unto  him,  and  he  saw  the  Spirit 
of  God  descending  like  a  dove,  and  lighting  upon 
him  :  17  and  lo  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying,  This 
is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 


A.  D.  27. 


THE  TEMPTATION  OF  CHEIST. 


11 


17.  The  Temptation  of  Christ. 


St.  Matt.  iv.  1 — 11. 


St.  Mark  i.  12, 13. 


St.  Luke  iv.  1 — 13. 


Then  was  Jesus  led  up  .  And  immediately  the  And  jesus  being  fun 
of  the  spirit  into  the  wilder-  spirit  dnveth  him  into  the  wil-  of  the  Holy  Ghost  returned 
ness  to  be  tempted  of  the  derness.  And  lie  was  there  from  jordailj  and  was  }ed 
devil.  2  And  when  he  had  *n  wilderness  forty  days,  by  ^)ie  Spirit  into  the  wil- 
fasted  forty  days  and  forty  te.^Pf od  of  Satan ;  and  was  derness  2  being  forty  days 
ni  edits.  he  was  afterward  an  With  the  wild  beasts  ;  and  the  tempte£  of  thf  devif.  And 

in  those  days  he  did  eat 


nights,  he  was  afterward  an  .  .  .  ,  . 

hungered.  3  And  when  the  angels  ministered  unto  him 


tempter  came  to  him,  he  said,  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  command 
that  these  stones  be  made  bread. 4 But 
he  answered  and  said,  It  is  written, 
Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that 
proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth 
of  God.  5 Then  the  devil  taketh 
him  up  into  the  holy  city,  and  set- 
teth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  tem¬ 
ple,  6  and  saith  unto  him,  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself 
down:  for  it  is  written,  He  shall 
give  his  angels  charge  con¬ 
cerning  thee  :  and  in  tlieir 
hands  they  shall  bear  thee 
up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash 
thy  foot  against  a  stone.  7Je- 
sus  said  unto  him.  It  is  written 
again,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the 
Lord  thy  God.  8  Again,  the  devil 
taketh  him  up  into  an  exceeding 
high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and 
the  glory  of  them  ;  9  and  saith  unto 
him,  All  these  things  will  I  give 
thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 
worship  me.  10  Then  saith  Jesus 
unto  him,  Get  thee  hence,  Satan : 
for  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  wor¬ 
ship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 
11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him, 
and,  behold,  angels  came  and 
ministered  unto  him. 


nothing  :  and  when  they  were  end¬ 
ed,  he  afterward  hungered.  3  And 
the  devil  said  unto  him,  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  command  this 
stone  that  it  be  made  bread.  4  And 
Jesus  answered  him,  saying,  It  is 
written,  That  man  shall  not  live 
by  bread  alone,  but  by  every 
word  of  God.  5 And  the  devil,  tak¬ 
ing  him  up  into  an  high  mountain, 
shewed  unto  him  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  world  in  a  moment  of  time. 
6  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  All 
this  power  will  I  give  thee,  and.  the 
glory  of  them  :  for  that  is  delivered 
unto  me  ;  and  to  whomsoever  I  will 
I  give  it.  7  If  thou  therefore  wilt 
worship  me,  all  shall  be  thine.  8  And 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan :  for  it 
is  written,  Thou  shalt  worship 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him 
only  shalt  thou  serve.  9And 
he  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
set  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  tem¬ 
ple,  and  said  unto  him,  If  thou  be 
the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down 
from  hence :  10  for  it  is  written, 
He  shall  give  his  angels 
charge  over  thee,  to  keep 
thee:  11  and  in  their  hands 
they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest 
at  any  time  thou  dash  thy 
foot  against  a  stone.  12 And 


Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  It 
is  said,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt 
the  Lord  thy  God.  13 And  when  the  devil  had  ended  all  the  tempta¬ 
tion,  he  departed  from  him  for  a  season. 


12 


THE  TESTIMONY  OF  JOHN  THE  BAPTIST . 


A.  D.  27. 


18.  The  Answer  of  John  the  Baptist  to  the  Priests  and 
Levites  sent  from  Jerusalem. 

St.  John  i.  15 — 28. 


15  John  "bare  witness  of  him,  and  cried,  saying,  This  was  he  of  whom  I  spake.  He 
that  cometh  after  me  is  preferred  before  me  :  for  he  was  before  me.  16  And  of  his 
fulness  have  all  we  received,  and  grace  for  grace.  17 For  the  law  was  given  by  Moses, 
but  grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ.  18 No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time; 
the  only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father,  he  hath  declared  him. 

19  And  this  is  the  record  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests  and  Levites  from 
Jerusalem  to  ask  him,  Who  art  thou?  20 And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not;  but  con¬ 
fessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ.  21  And  they  asked  him,  What  then  ?  Art  thou  Elias  ? 
And  he  saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou  that  prophet?  And  he  answered,  No.  22 Then 
said  they  unto  him,  Who  art  thou?  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to  them  that  sent 
us.  What  sayest  thou  of  thyself?  23 He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying 
in  the  wilderness,  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as  said  the  prophet 
Esaias.  24  And  they  which  were  sent  were  of  the  Pharisees.  25  And  they  asked 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ,  nor 
Elias,  neither  that  prophet  ?  26  J olm  answered  them,  saying,  I  baptize  with  water : 
but  there  standeth  one  among  you,  whom  ye  know  not ;  27  he  it  is,  who  coming 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe’s  latchet  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose. 
28  These  things  were  done  in  Bethabara  beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 


19.  His  Testimony  to  Jesus. 

St.  John  i.  29—34. 


29  The  next  day  John  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Behold  the  Lamb 
of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world.  30  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said,  After 
me  cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before  me :  for  he  was  before  me.  31  And  I 
knew  him  not :  but  that  he  should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I  come 
baptizing  with  water.  32  And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw  the  Spirit  descending 
from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode  upon  him.  33 And  I  knew  him  not:  but  he 
that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water,  the  same  said  unto  me,  Upon  whom  thou  shalt 
see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  remaining  on  him,  the  same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with 
the  Holy  Ghost.  34  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

20.  The  Calling  of  Andrew  and  Simon  Peter. 

St.  John  i.  35 — 42. 


35 Again  the  next  day  after  John  stood,  and  two  of  his  disciples;  36 and  looking 
upon  J esus  as  he  walked,  he  saith,  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God  !  37  And  the  two  dis¬ 
ciples  heard  him  speak,  and  they  followed  Jesus.  38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw 
them  following,  and  saith  unto  them,  What  seek  ye?  They  said  unto  him,  Rabbi, 
(which  is  to  say,  being  interpreted.  Master,)  where  dwellest  thou  ?  39  He  saith  unto 
them,  Come  and  see.  They  came  and  saw  where  he  dwelt,  and  abode  with  him  that 
day:  for  it  was  about  the  tenth  hour.  40 One  of  the  two  which  heard  John  speak, 
and  followed  him,  was  Andrew,  Simon  Peter’s  brother.  41  He  first  findeth  his  own 
brother  Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found  the  Messias,  which  is,  being  in¬ 
terpreted,  the  Christ.  42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus.  And  when  Jesus  beheld  him, 
he  said,  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of  Jona :  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas,  which  is  by 
interpretation,  A  stone. 


A.  D.  27. 


CHRIST  PURGETH  THE  TEMPLE. 


13 


21.  The  Calling  of  Philip  and  Nathanael. 

St.  John  i.  43 — 51. 


43  The  day  following  Jesus  would  go  forth  into  Galilee,  and  findeth  Philip,  and 
saith  unto  him,  follow  me.  44  Now  Philip  was  of  Bethsaida,  the  city  of  Andrew  and 
Peter.  45  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found  him,  of  whom 
Moses  in  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  did  write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph. 
46 And  Nathanael  said  unto  him,  Can  there  any  good  thing  come  out  of  Nazareth? 
Philip  saith  unto  him.  Come  and  see.  47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him,  and 
saith  of  him.  Behold  an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile!  48 Nathanael  saith 
unto  him,  Whence  knowest  thou  me?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Before  that 
Philip  called  thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the  fig  tree,  I  saw  thee.  49  Nathanael 
answered  and  saith  unto  him,  Rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God ;  thou  art  the  King 
of  Israel.  50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I  saw  thee 
under  the  fig  tree,  believest  thou?  thou  slialt  see  greater  things  than  these.  51  And 
he  saith  unto  him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Hereafter  ye  shall  see  heaven  open, 
and  the  angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending  upon  the  Son  of  man. 


22.  The  Marriage  Feast  at  Cana  in  Galilee. 

St.  John  ii.  1 — 12. 


And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of  Galilee ;  and  the  mother  of 
Jesus  was  there:  2 and  both  Jesus  was  called,  and  his  disciples,  to  the  marriage. 
3  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have  no 
wine.  4 Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee?  mine  hour  is 
not  yet  come.  5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants,  Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you, 
do  it.  6  And  there  were  set  there  six  waterpots  of  stone,  after  the  manner  of  the 
purifying  of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or  three  firkins  apiece.  7  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Fill  the  waterpots  with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim.  8  And  he  saith 
unto  them,  Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the  feast.  And  they  bare 
it.  9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted  the  water  that  was  made  wine,  and 
knew  not  whence  it  was :  (but  the  servants  which  drew  the  water  knew ;)  the  governor 
of  the  feast  called  the  bridegroom,  10  and  saith  unto  him.  Every  man  at  the  begin¬ 
ning  doth  set  forth  good  wine  ;  and  when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that  which 
is  worse  :  but  thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  11  This  beginning  of  miracles 
did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested  forth  his  glory ;  and  his  disciples 
believed  on  him. 

12  After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and  his  mother,  and  his  brethren, 
and  his  disciples :  and  they  continued  there  not  many  days. 


23.  Christ  purgeth  the  Temple. 

St.  John  ii.  13 — 25. 


13  And  the  Jews’  passover  was  at  hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem,  14  and 
found  in  the  temple  those  that  sold  oxen  and  sheep  and  doves,  and  the  changers  of 
money  sitting:  15 and  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of  small  cords,  he  drove  them 
all  out  of  the  temple,  and  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen j  md  poured  out  the  changers’ 


14 


JESUS  TEACHETH  NICODEMUS. 


A.  D,  27. 


St.  John  ii.  13 — 25. 


money,  and  overthrew  the  tables ;  16  and  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves,  Take  these 
things  hence;  make  not  my  Father’s  house  an  house  of  merchandise.  17 And  his 
disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written,  The  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten 
me  up.  18 Then  answered  the  Jews  and  said  unto  him,  What  sign  shewest  thou  unto 
us,  seeing  that  thou  doest  these  things?  19 Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Destroy 
this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I  will  raise  it  up.  20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and 
six  years  was  this  temple  in  building,  and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in  three  days  ?  21  But 
he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his  body.  22  When  therefore  he  was  risen  from  the  dead, 
his  disciples  remembered  that  he  had  said  this  unto  them ;  and  they  believed  the 
scripture,  and  the  word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

23  Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover,  in  the  feast  day,  many  believed 
in  his  name,  when  they  saw  the  miracles  which  he  did.  24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit 
himself  unto  them,  because  he  knew  all  men ,  25  and  needed  not  that  any  should  tes¬ 
tify  of  man :  for  he  knew  what  was  in  man. 


24.  Jesus  Teacheth  Nicodemus. 

St.  John  iii.  1 — 22. 


There  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler  of  the  Jews  : 
2  the  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou 
art  a  teacher  come  from  God :  for  no  man  can  do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest, 
except  God  be  with  him.  3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God.  4  Nico¬ 
demus  saith  unto  him,  How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old?  can  he  enter  the 
second  time  into  his  mother’s  womb,  and  be  born?  5 Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God.  6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh  ;  and  that  which 
is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye  must  be  born 
again.  8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but 
canst  not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth :  so  is  every  one  that  is  born 
of  the  Spirit.  9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be  ? 
10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and  knowest  not 
these  things?  11  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and 
testify  that  we  have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness.  12  If  I  have  told  you 
earthly  things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of  heavenly 
things?  13 And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came  down  from 
heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which  is  in  heaven.  14  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  ser¬ 
pent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted  up:  15 that  whosoever 
believeth  in  him  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life.  ]6For  God  so  loved  the 
world,  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should 
not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  17  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the  world  to 
condemn  the  world;  but  that  the  world  through  him  might  be  saved.  18 He  that 
believeth  on  him  is  not  condemned :  but  he  that  believeth  not  is  condemned  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  Son  of  God.  19  And 
this  is  the  condemnation,  that  light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved  darkness 
rather  than  light,  because  their  deeds  were  evil.  20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil 
hateth  the  light,  neither  cometh  to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be  reproved.  21  But 
he  that  doeth  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that  his  deeds  may  be  made  manifest,  that 
they  are  wrought  in  God. 

22  After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples  into  the  land  of  Judoea ;  and  there 
he  tarried  with  them,  and  baptized. 


A.  D.  27.  CHRIST  TALKETH  WITH  A  WOMAN  OF  SAMARIA.  15 


25.  The  Baptism,  Witness,  and  Doctrine  of  John  concerning 

Christ. 

St.  John  iii.  23 — 36. 


23  And  John  also  was  "baptizing  in  HCnon  near  to  Salim,  because  there  was  much 
water  there:  and  they  came,  and  were  baptized.  24 For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into 
prison.  k 

25  Then  there  arose  a  question  between  some  of  John’s  disciples  and  the  Jews  about 
purifying.  26  And  they  came  unto  John,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with 
thee  beyond  Jordan,  to  whom  thou  barest  witness,  behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and 
all  men  come  to  him.  27  John  answered  and  said,  A  man  can  receive  nothing,  except 
it  be  given  him  from  heaven.  28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that  I  said,  I  am 
not  the  Christ,  but  that  I  am  sent  before  him.  29  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bride¬ 
groom  :  but  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom,  which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth 
greatly  because  of  the  bridegroom’s  voice:  this  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled.  30 He 
must  increase,  but  I  must  decrease.  31  He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all :  he 
that  is  of  the  earth  is  earthly,  and  speaketh  of  the  earth  :  he  that  cometh  from  heaven 
is  above  all.  32  And  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard,  that  he  testifieth  ;  and  no  man 
receiveth  his  •  testimony.  33  He  that  hath  received  his  testimony  hath  set  to  his  seal 
that  God  is  true.  34  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent  speaketh  the  words  of  God  :  for 
God  giveth  not  the  Spirit  by  measure  unto  him.  35  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 
hath  given  all  things  into  his  hand.  36  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath  everlasting 
life  :  and  he  that  believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see  life ;  but  the  wrath  of  God 
abideth  on  him. 


26.  Christ  talketh  with  a  Woman  of  Samaria. 

St.  John  iv.  1—42. 


When  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how  the  Pharisees  had  heard  that  Jesus  made 
and  baptized  more  disciples  than  John,  2  (though  Jesus  himself  baptized  not,  but  his 
disciples,)  3  he  left  Judaea,  and  departed  again  into  Galilee.  4  And  he  must  needs  go 
through  Samaria.  5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of  Samaria,  which  is  called  Sychar,  near 
to  the  parcel  of  ground  that  Jacob  gave  to 'his  son  Joseph.  6  Now  Jacob’s  well  was 
there.  Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied  with  Ms  journey,  sat  thus  on  the  well :  and 
it  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

7 There  cometh  a  woman  of  Samaria  to  draw  water:  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Give 
me  to  drink.  8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone  away  unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.)  9  Then 
saith  the  woman  of  Samaria  unto  him,  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a  Jew,  askest  drink 
of  me,  which  am  a  woman  of  Samaria?  for  the  Jews  have  no  dealings  with  the  Sama¬ 
ritans.  10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and 
who  it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  Give  me  to  drink ;  thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  him, 
and  he  would  have  given  thee  living  water.  11  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  thou 

hast  nothing  to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deep :  from  whence  then  hast  thou  that 

living  water?  12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and 
drank  thereof  himself,  and  his  children,  and  his  cattle?  13 Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  Whosoever  drinketh  of  this  water  shall  thirst  again :  14  but  whosoever 
drinketh  of  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  never  thirst ;  but  the  water  that 

I  shall  give  him  shall  be  in  him  a  well  of  water  springing  up  into  everlasting  life, 

is  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  give  me  this  water,  that  I  thirst  not,  neither  come 
hither  to  draw.  16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither.  17  The 
woman  answered  and  said,  I  have  no  husband.  Jesus  said  unto  her,  Thou  hast  well 


16 


HEROD  IMPRISONETH  JOHN  THE  BAPTIST.  A.  D.  27. 


St.  John  iv.  1 — 42. 


said,  I  have  no  husband :  18  for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands ;  and  he  whom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband :  in  that  saidst  thou  truly.  19  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou  art  a  prophet.  20 Our  fathers  worshipped  in  this  mountain; 
and  ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  worship.  21  Jesus  saith 
unto  her,  Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour  cometh,  when  ye  shall  neither  in  this  moun¬ 
tain,  nor  yet  at  Jerusalem,  worship  the  Father.  22 Ye  worship  ye  know  not  what: 
we  know  what  we  worship  :  for  salvation  is  of  the  J ews.  23  But  the  hour  cometh, 

and  now  is,  when  the  true  worshippers  shall  worship  the  Father  in  Spirit  and  in 

truth  :  for  the  Father  seeketh  such  to  worship  him.  24  God  is  a  Spirit :  and  they  that 
worship  him  must  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth.  25  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
I  know  that  Messias  cometh,  which  is  called  Christ :  when  he  is  come,  he  will  tell 
us  all  things.  26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I  that  speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

27  And  upon  this  came  his  disciples,  and  marvelled  that  he  talked  with  the 

woman :  yet  no  man  said,  What  seekest  thou  ?  or,  Why  talkest  thou  with  her  ? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  waterpot,  and  went  her  way  into  the  city,  and  saith  to 
the  men,  29  Come,  see  a  man,  which  told  me  all  things  that  ever  I  did :  is  not  this 

the  Christ  ?  30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and  came  unto  him. 

31  In  the  mean  while  his  disciples  prayed  him,  saying,  Master,  eat.  32  But  he 
said  unto  them,  I  have  meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of.  33  Therefore  said  the 
disciples  one  to  another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  ought  to  eat?  34 Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and  to  finish  his 
work.  35 Say  not  ye.  There  are  yet  four  months,  and  then  cometh  harvest?  behold, 

I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields;  for  they  are  white 

already  to  hJfvest.  36  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages,  and  gathereth  fruit 
unto  life  eternal :  that  both  he  that  soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice 
together.  37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true,  One  soweth,  and  another  reapeth.  38 1 
sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  bestowed  no  labour :  other  men  laboured,  and  ye 
are  entered  into  their  labours.  39  And  many  of  the  Samaritans  of  that  city  believed 
on  him  for  the  saying  of  the  woman,  which  testified,  He  told  me  all  that  ever  I  did. 
40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were  come  unto  him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would 
tarry  with  them  :  and  he  abode  there  two  days.  41  And  many  more  believed  because 
of  his  own  word;  42 and  said  unto  the  woman,  Now  we  believe,  not  because  of  thy 
saying :  for  we  have  heard  him  ourselves,  and  know  that  this  is  indeed  the  Christ, 
the  Saviour  of  the  world. 


27.  Herod  imprisoneth  John  the  Baptist. 


St.  Matt.  xiv.  3 — 5. 


St.  Mark  vi.  17 — 20.  St.  Luke  iii.  19 — 20. 


3  [For]  Herod  [had]  laid 
hold  on  John,  and  bound 
him,  and  put  him  in  prison 
for  Herodias’  sake,  his  bro¬ 
ther  Philip’s  wife.  4  For 
John  said  unto  him,  It  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have 
her.  5  And  when  he  would 
have  put  him  to  death,  he 
feared  the  multitude,  be¬ 
cause  they  counted  him  as 
a  prophet. 


17  [For]  Herod  [himself 
had]  sent  forth  and  laid  hold 
upon  John,  and  bound  him 
in  prison  for  Herodias’  sake, 
his  brother  Philip’s  wife  : 
for  he  had  married  her. 
18  For  John  had  said  unto 
Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for 


19  But  Herod  the  te- 
trarch,  being  reproved  by 
him  [John]  for  Herodias  his 
brother  Philip’s  wife,  and 
for  all  the  evils  which  Pie- 
rod  had  done,  20  added  yet 
this  above  all,  that  he  shut 
up  John  in  prison. 


thee  to  have  thy  brother’s 
wife.  19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a  quarrel  against 
him,  and  would  have  killed  him  ;  but  she  could 
not :  20  for  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that  he  was 
a  just  man  and  an  holy,  and  observed  him  ;  and 
when  he  heard  him,  he  did  many  things,  and  heard 
him  gladly. 


Cities  or'  Dccapolis  arc  disting  uieheri  thus.  o  Stanford*  Geographical  Establishment. 

—  ..r,  .v  From ■  Capernaum  to  Jerusalem,,  to  Jer'icho  (or  It  etJu»b  arct.)  to 

rJenos aZesn  (]Y??  23.  24-.) 

— -  —  ■ '  From  Fee ■rt« aJetrv  to  Sichem,,  to  Casta.,  to  Naxaretlv,  to  Cciper  naojrv, 

rourtcb  about  Gut  tire’  to  Caper  nouioi.  ( jYos  2f>  to  36) 


A.  D.  28. 


C HEIST  PREACHETH  IN  GALILEE . 


17 


28.  Christ  beginneth  to  preach. 


St.  John  iv. 
43—54.  * 


43  Now  after  two 
days  he  departed 
thence,  and  went  in¬ 
to  Galilee.  44  For  Je¬ 
sus  himself  testified, 
that  a  prophet  hath 
no  honour  in  his 
own  country.  45  Then 
when  he  was  come 
into  Galilee,  the  Ga¬ 
lileans  received  him, 
having  seen  all  the 
things  that  he  did 
at  Jerusalem  at  the  feast :  for  they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he  made  the 
water  wine.  And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick 
at  Capernaum.  47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judaea 
into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
down,  and  heal  his  son :  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  48  Then  said 
Jesus  unto  him,  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  not  believe. 
49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  come  down  ere  my  child  die.  50  Je¬ 
sus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way ;  thy  son  liveth.  And  the  man  believed 
the  word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and  he  went  his  way.  51  And 
as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  servants  met  him,  and  told  him ,  saying, 
Thy  son  liveth.  52  Then  enquired  he  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began 
to  amend.  And  they  said  unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour 
the  fever  left  him.  53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at  the  same  hour, 
in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth :  and  himself  be¬ 
lieved,  and  his  whole  house.  54  This  is  again  the  second  miracle  that 
Jesus  did,  when  he  was  come  out  of  Judaea  into  Galilee. 

29.  He  teacheth  in  Nazareth. 

St.  Luke  iv.  16—30. 


A.  D.  28.  32>icJ  year  of  our  Lord's  life. 


St.  Matt.  iv. 

12,  17. 


12  Now  when  Je¬ 
sus  had  heard  that 
John  was  cast  into 
prison,  he  departed 
into  Galilee.  17  From 
that  time  Jesus  be¬ 
gan  to  preach,  and 
to  say,  Repent :  for 
the  kingdom  of  hea¬ 
ven  is  at  hand. 


St.  Mark  i. 
14,  15. 


14  Now  after  that 
John  was  put  in  pri¬ 
son,  Jesus  came  in¬ 
to  Galilee,  preach¬ 
ing  the  gospel  of 
the  kingdom  of  God, 
15  and  saying,  The 
time  is  fulfilled,  and 
the  kingdom  of  God 
is  at  hand :  repent 
ye,  and  believe  the 
gospel. 


St.  Luke  iv. 
14,  15. 


14  And  Jesus  re¬ 
turned  in  the  power 
of  the  Spirit  into 
Galilee  :  mid  there 
went  out  a  fame  of 
him  through  all  the 
region  round  about. 
15  And  he  taught  in 
their  synagogues,  be¬ 
ing  glorified  of  all. 


16  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had  been  brought  up  :  and,  as  his  custom 
was,  he  went  into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read.  17  And 
there  was  delivered  unto  him  the  book  of  the  prophet  Esaias.  And  when  he  had 
opened  the  book,  he  found  the  place  where  it  was  written,  18 The  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  me,  because  he  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the  gospel  to 
the  poor;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  brokenhearted,  to  preach  deli¬ 
verance  to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind,  to  set 
at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised,  19  to  preach  the  acceptable  year 
of  the  Lord.  20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and  he  gave  it  again  to  the  minister, 
and  sat  down.  And  the  eyes  of  all  them  that  were  in  the  synagogue  were  fastened 
on  him.  21  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  This  day  is  this  scripture  fulfilled  in 
your  ears.  22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  wondered  at  the  gracious  words  which 
proceeded  out  of  his  mouth.  And  they  said,  Is  not  this  Joseph’s  son?  23 And  he 
said  unto  them,  Ye  will  surely  say  onto  me  this  proverb,  Physician,  heal  thyself : 
whatsoever  we  have  heard  done  in  Ci  pernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy  country.  24  And 
he  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  No  prophet  is  accepted  in  h/s  own  country.  25  But 


18  PETER  AND  AN T)REW,  JAMES  AND  JOHN,  CALLED.  A.  D.  28. 


St.  Luke  iv.  16—30. 


I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  many  widows  were  in  Israel  in  the  days  of  Elias,  when  the 
heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and  six  months,  when  great  famine  was  throughout 
all  the  land ;  26  hut  unto  none  of  them  was  Elias  sent,  save  unto  Sarepta,  a  city 
of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  was  a  widow.  27  And  many  lepers  were  in  Israel  in 
the  time  of  Eliseus  the  prophet ;  and  none  of  them  was  cleansed,  saving  N  a  am  an 
the  Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue,  when  they  heard  these  things,  were  filled  with 
wrath,  29  and  rose  up,  and  thrust  him  out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the  brow 
of  the  hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  they  might  cast  him  down  headlong. 
30  But  he  passing  through  the  midst  of  them  went  liis  way. 


30.  Jesns  dwelleth  in  Capernaum. 

St.  Matt.  iv.  13—16.  St.  Luke  iv.  31,  32. 


13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and 
dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  upon  the 
sea  coast,  in  the  borders  of  Zabulon  and 
Nephthalim.  :  14  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet, 
saying,  15  The  land  of  Zabulon,  and 
the  land  of  Nephthalim,  by  the  w 
Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  Gentiles  ;  1 
in  darkness  saw  great  light  ;  and 
the  region  and  shadoiv  of  death  lii 


31  And  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a 
city  of  Galilee,  and  taught  them  on  the 
sabbath  days.  32  And  they  were  astonish¬ 
ed  at  his  doctrine :  for  his  word  was  with 
power. 

ay  of  the  sea,  beyond 
6the  people  which  sat 
to  them  which  sat  in 
ht  is  sprung  up. 


31.  He  calleth  Peter  and  Andrew,  James  and  John. 


St.  Matt.  iv.  18—22. 


18  And  Jesus,  walking 
by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  saw 
two  brethren,  Simon  called 
Peter,  and  Andrew  his  bro¬ 
ther,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea:  for  they  were  fishers. 
19  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Follow  me,  and  I  will  make 
you  fishers  of  men.  20  And 
they  straightway  left  tlieir 
nets,  and  followed  him. 
21  And  going  on  from  thence, 
he  saw  other  two  brethren, 
James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  John  his  brother,  in  a 
ship  with  Zebedee  their  fa¬ 
ther,  mending  their  nets ; 
and  he  called  them.  22  And 
they  immediately  left  the 
ship  and  their  father,  and 
followed  him. 


St.  Mark  i.  16—20. 


16  Now  as  he  walked  by 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw 
Simon  and  Andrew  his  bro¬ 
ther  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea  :  for  they  were  fishers. 
17  And  J esus  said  unto  them, 
Come  ye  after  me,  and  I 
will  make  you  to  become 
fishers  of  men.  18  And 
straightway  they  forsook 
their  nets,  and  followed 
him.  19  And  when  he  had 
gone  a  little  farther  thence, 
he  saw  James  the  son  of 
Zebedee,  and  John  his  bro¬ 
ther,  who  also  were  in  the 
ship  mending  their  nets. 
20  And  straightway  he  called 
them  :  and  they  left  their 
father  Zebedee  in  the  ship 
with  the  hired  servants,  and 
went  after  him. 


St.  Luke  v.  1 — 11. 


And  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  as  the  people  pressed 
upon  him  to  hear  the  word 
of  God,  he  stood  by  the  lake 
of  Gennesaret,  2  and  saw 
two  ships  standing  by  the 
lake :  but  the  fishermen  were 
gone  out  of  them,  and  were 
washing  their  nets.  3  And 
he  entered  into  one  of  the 
ships,  which  was  Simon’s, 
and  prayed  him  that  lie 
would  thrust  out  a  little 
from  the  land.  And  he  sat 
down,  and  taught  the  people 
out  of  the  ship.  4  Now  when 
he  had  left  speaking,  he  said 
unto  Simon,  Launch  out  in¬ 
to  the  deep,  and  let  down 
your  nets  for  a  draught. 
5  And  Simon  answering  said 
unto  him,  Master,  we  have 
toiled  all  the  night,  and 


A.  D.  28. 


JESUS  HEALETH  AT  CAPERNAUM. 


19 


St.  Matt.  iv.  18 — 22.  St.  Mark  i.  16 — 20.  St.  Luke  v.  1 — 11. 


have  taken  nothing :  nevertheless  at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  net. 
6  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
fishes  :  and  their  net  brake.  7  And  they  beckoned  unto  tlieir  partners, 
which  were  in  the  other  ship,  that  they  should  come  and  help  them. 
And  they  came,  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they  began  to  sink. 
8  When  Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he  fell  down  at  Jesus’  knees,  saying, 
Depart  from  me  ;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man,  0  Lord.  9  For  he  was  aston¬ 
ished,  and  all  that  were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which 
they  had  taken:  10 and  so  toas  also  James,  and  John,  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with  Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon, 
Fear  not ;  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch  men.  11  And  when  they 
had  brought  their  ships  to  land,  they  forsook  all,  and  followed  him. 


32.  He  cureth.  one  possessed  of  a  Devil. 

St.  Mark  i.  21 — 28.  St.  Luke  iv.  33 — 37. 


21  And  they  went  into  Capernaum  ; 
and  straightway  on  the  sabbath  day  he 
entered  into  the  synagogue,  and  taught. 
22  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc¬ 
trine  :  for  he  taught  them  as  one  that  had 
authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes.  23  And 
there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man  with 
an  unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried  out,  24  say¬ 
ing,  Let  us  alone  ;  what  have  we  to  do 
with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth?  art 
thou  come  to  destroy  us  ?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God.  25  And 
Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Hold  thy  peace, 
and  come  out  of  him.  26  And  when  the 
unclean  spirit  had  torn  him,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him. 
27 And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that 


33  And  in  the  synagogue  there  was  a 
man,  which  had  a  spirit  of  an  unclean 
devil,  and  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 

34  saying,  Let  us  alone ;  what  have  we  to 
do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ?  art 
thou  come  to  destroy  us  ?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art ;  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Llold 
thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him.  And 
when  the  devil  had  thrown  him  in  the 
midst,  he  came  out  of  him,  and  hurt  him 
not.  36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
spake  among  themselves,  saying,  What 
a  word  is  this  !  for  with  authority  and 
power  he  commandeth  the  unclean  spirits, 
and  they  come  out.  37  And  the  fame  of 
him  went  out  into  every  place  of  the 
country  round  about. 


they  questioned  among  themselves,  saying, 

What  thing  is  this  ?  what  new  doctrine  is 
this  ?  for  witli  authority  commandeth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and 
they  do  obey  him.  28  And  immediately  his  fame  spread  abroad 
throughout  all  the  region  round  about  Galilee. 


33.  He  healeth  Simon  Peter’s  mother-in-law,  and  others. 

St.  Matt.  viii.  14—17.  St.  Mark  i.  29—34.  St.  Luke  iv.  38—41. 


14  And  when  Jesus  was 
come  into  Peter’s  house,  he 
saw  his  wife’s  mother  laid, 
and  sick  of  a  fever.  15  And 
he  touched  her  hand,  and 


29  And  forthwith,  when 
they  were  come  out  of  the 
synagogue,  they  entered  in¬ 
to  the  house  of  Simon  and 
Andrew,  with  James  and 
John.  30  But  Simon’s  wife’s 


38  And  he  arose  out  of 
the  synagogue,  and  entered 
into  Simon’s  house.  And 
Simon’s  wife’s  mother  was 
taken  with  a  great  fever ; 
and  they  besought  him  for 
her.  39  And  he  stood  over 
B  2 


20 


JESUS  PREACHETH  THROUGHOUT  GALILEE.  A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  viii.  14 — 17. 


the  fever  left  her  :  and  she 
arose,  and  ministered  unto 
them. 


16  When  the  even  was 
some,  they  brought  unto 
him  many  that  were  pos¬ 
sessed  with  devils  :  and  he 
cast  out  the  spirits  with  his 
word,  and  healed  all  that 
were  sick  :  17  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken 
by  Esaias  the  prophet,  say¬ 
ing,  Himself  took  our 
infirmities,  and  bare 
our  sicknesses. 


St.  Mark  i.  29 — 34. 


mother  lay  sick  of  a  fever, 
and  anon  they  tell  him  of 
her.  31  And  he  came  and 
took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
lifted  her  up;  and  immedi¬ 
ately  the  fever  left  her,  and 
she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  And  at  even,  when  the 
sun  did  set,  they  brought 
unto  him  all  that  were  dis¬ 
eased,  and  them  that  were 
possessed  with  devils.  33  And 
all  the  city  was  gathered 
together  at  the  door.  34  And 
he  healed  many  that  were 
sick  of  divers  diseases,  and 
cast  out  many  devils  ;  and 
suffered  not  the  devils  to 
speak,  because  they  knew 
him. 


St.  Luke  iv.  38—41. 


her,  and  rebuked  the  fever ; 
and  it  left  her  :  and  imme¬ 
diately  she  arose  and  minis¬ 
tered  unto  them. 


40  Now  when  the  sun  was 
setting,  all  they  that  had 
any  sick  with  divers  dis¬ 
eases  brought  them  unto 
him  ;  and  he  laid  his  hands 
on  every  one  of  them,  and 
healed  them.  41  And  devils 
also  came  out  of  many,  cry¬ 
ing  out,  and  saying,  Thou 
art  Christ  the  Son  of  God. 
And  he  rebuking  them  suf¬ 
fered  them  not  to  speak  : 
for  they  knew  that  he  was 
Christ. 


34.  Jesus  preacheth  throughout  Galilee,  and  healeth  a  Leper. 

St.  Matt.  iv.  23.  St.  Mark  i.  35 — 45.  St.  Luke  iv.  42 — 44. 


35  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a  great  while 
before  day,  he  went  out,  and  departed  into  a  soli¬ 
tary  place,  and  there  prayed.  36  And  Simon  and 
they  that  were  with  him  followed  after  him. 
37  And  when  they  had  found  him,  they  said  unto 
him,  All  men  seek  for  thee.  38  And  he  said  unto 

them,  Let  us  go  into  the 
next  towns,  that  I  may 
preach  there  also :  for  there¬ 
fore  came  I  forth.  39  And 
he  preached  in  their  syna¬ 
gogues  throughout  all  Gali¬ 
lee,  and  cast  out  devils. 


23  And  Jesus  went  about 
all  Galilee,  teaching  in  their 
synagogues,  and  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom, 
and  healing  all  manner  of 
sickness  and  all  manner  of 
disease  among  the  people. 
viii.  2 — 4. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came 
a  leper  and  worshipped  him, 
saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  me  clean. 
3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  touched  him,  say¬ 
ing,  I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 
And  immediately  his  le¬ 
prosy  was  cleansed. 


40  And  there  came  a  leper 
to  him,  beseeching  him,  and 
kneeling  down  to  him,  and 
saying  unto  him,  If  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 
clean.  41  And  Jesus,  moved 
with  compassion,  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  touched  him, 
and  saith  unto  him,  I  will ; 
be  thou  clean.  42  And  as  soon 
as  he  had  spoken,  immediately  the  leprosy 
departed  from  him,  and  he  was  cleansed. 
43  And  he  straitly  charged  him,  and  forth¬ 
with  sent  him  away;  ^and  saith  unto  him, 


42  And  when  it  was  day, 
he  departed  and  went  into 
a  desert  place  :  and  the  peo¬ 
ple  sought  him,  and  came 
unto  him,  and  stayed  him, 
that  he  should  not  depart 
from  them.  43  And  he  said 
unto  them,  I  must  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God  to  other 
cities  also  :  for  therefore  am 
I  sent.  44  And  he  preached 
in  the  synagogues  of  Ga¬ 
lilee. 


v.  12—16. 

12 And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  in  a  certain  city,  be¬ 
hold  a  man  full  of  leprosy  : 
who  seeing  Jesus  fell  on  his 
face,  and  besought  him,  say¬ 
ing,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou 
canst  make  me  clean.  13  And 
he  put  forth  his  hand,  and 
touched  him,  saying,  I  will : 
be  thou  clean.  And  imme¬ 
diately  the  leprosy  departed 
from  him.  14  And  he  charg¬ 
ed  him  to  tell  no  man  :  but 
go,  and  shew  thyself  to  the 


A.  D.  28. 


HE  HEALETH  ONE  SICK  OF  TEE  PALSY. 


21 


St.  Matt.  viii.  2 — 4. 


St.  Mark  i.  35 — 45.  St.  Luke  v.  12 — 16. 


4  And  Jesus 
saith  unto 
him,  See  thou 
tell  no  man ; 
but  go  thy 
way,  shew 
thyself  to  the 
priest,  and 
oiler  the  gift 
that  Moses 
commanded, 
for  a  testi¬ 
mony  unto 
them. 


See  thou  say  nothing  to  any  man :  but  go 
thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and 
offer  for  thy  cleansing  those  things  which 
Moses  commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto 
them.  45  But  he  went  out,  and  began  to 
publish  it  much,  and  to  blaze  abroad  the 
matter,  insomuch  that  Jesus  could  no  more 
openly  enter  into  the  city,  but  was  with¬ 
out  in  desert  places  :  and  they  came  to 
him  from  every  quarter. 


priest,  and  offer  for  thy 
cleansing,  according  as  Mo¬ 
ses  commanded,  for  a  tes¬ 
timony  unto  them.  15  But 
so  much  the  more  went 
there  a  fame  abroad  of  him : 
and  great  multitudes  came 
together  to  hear,  and  to  be 
healed  by  him  of  their  in¬ 
firmities.  16 And  he  with¬ 
drew  himself  into  the  wil¬ 
derness,  and  prayed. 


35.  H8  health  one  sick  of  the  Palsy. 

St.  Matt.  ix.  1 — 8.  St.  Mark  ii.  1 — 12.  St.  Luke  v.  17 — 26. 


And  he  entered  into  a 
ship,  and  passed  over,  and 
came  into  his  own  city. 


2  And,  behold,  they  brought 
to  him  a  man  sick  of  the 
palsy,  lying  on  a  bed  :  and 
Jesus  seeing  their  faith  said 
unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy  ; 
Son,  be  of  good  cheer  ;  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee.  3 And, 
behold,  certain  of  the  scribes 
said  within  themselves,  This 
man  blasphemeth.  4  And  Je¬ 
sus  knowing  their  thoughts 
said.  Wherefore  think  ye 
evil  in  your  hearts  ?  5  For 
whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to 
say,  Arise,  and  walk?  6 But 
that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  hath  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  (then 
saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the 
palsy,)  Arise,  take  up  thy 
bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house.  7  And  he  arose,  and 
departed  to  his  house. 


And  again  he  entered 
into  Capernaum  after  some 
days  ;  and  it  was  noised  that 
he  was  in  the  house.  2  And 
straightway  many  were  ga¬ 
thered  together,  insomuch 
that  there  was  no  room  to 
receive  them,  no,  not  so 
much  as  about  the  door : 
and  he  preached  the  word 
unto  them. 

3  And  they  come  unto 
him,  bringing  one  sick  of 
the  palsy,  which  was  borne 
of  four.  4  And  when  they 
could  not  come  nigh  un¬ 
to  him  for  the  press,  they 
uncovered  the  roof  where  he 
was :  and  when  they  had 
broken  it  up,  they  let  down 
the  bed  wherein  the  sick  of 
the  palsy  lay.  5  When  Jesus 
saw  their  faith,  he  said  unto 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Son, 
thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

6  But  there  were  cei'tain  of 
the  scribes  sitting  there,  and 
reasoning  in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  man  thus 
speak  blasphemies  ?  who  can 
forgive  sins  but  God  only  ? 
8And  immediately  when  Je¬ 
sus  perceived  in  his  spirit 
that  they  so  reasoned  with¬ 
in  themselves,  he  said  unto 
them,  Why  reason  ye  these 


17 And  it  came  to  pass 
on  a  certain  day,  as  he  was 
teaching,  that  there  were 
Pharisees  and  doctors  of  the 
law  sitting  by,  which  were 
come  out  of  every  town  of 
Galilee,  and  Judaea,  and  Je¬ 
rusalem  :  and  the  power  of 
the  Lord  was  present  to  heal 
them. 

18 And,  behold,  men  brought 
in  a  bed  a  man  which 
was  taken  with  a  palsy : 
and  they  sought  means  to 
bring  him  in,  and  to  lay  him 
before  him.  19  And  when 
they  could  not  find  by  what 
way  they  might  bring  him 
in  because  of  the  multitude, 
they  went  upon  the  house¬ 
top,  and  let  him  down 
through  the  tiling  with  his 
couch  into  the  midst  before 
Jesus.  20  And  when  he  saw 
their  faith,  he  said  unto 
him,  Man,  thy  sins  are  for¬ 
given  thee.  21  And  the  scribes 
and  the  Pharisees  began  to 
reason,  saying,  Who  is  this 
which  speaketh  blasphe¬ 
mies  ?  Who  can  forgive  sins, 
but  God  alone  ?  22  But 

when  Jesus  perceived  their 
thoughts,  he  answering  said 
unto  them,  What  reason  ye 


22 


JESUS  CALLETH  MATTHEW. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  ix.  1 — 8. 


8  But  when  the  multitudes 
saw  it,  they  marvelled,  and 
glorified  God,  which  had 
given  such  power  unto  men. 


St.  Mark  ii.  1 — 12. 


things  in  your  hearts  ? 9  Whe¬ 
ther  is  it  easier  to  say  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to 
say,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk  ?  10  But  that 
ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  man  hath  power  on  earth 
to  forgive  sins,  (he  saith  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  11 1 
say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and 
take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  thy 
way  into  thine  house.  12  And 
immediately  he  arose,  took 
up  the  bed,  and  went  forth 
before  them  all ;  insomuch 
that  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  glorified  God,  saying, 
We  never  saw  it  on  this 
fashion. 


St.  Luke  y.  17 — 26. 


in  your  hearts  ?  23  Whether 
is  easier,  to  say,  Thy  sins  be 
forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say. 
Rise  up  and  walk?  24 But 
that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  hath  power 
upon  earth  to  forgive  sins, 
(he  said  unto  the  sick  of 
the  palsy,)  I  say  unto  thee, 
Arise,  and  take  up  thy 
couch,  and  go  into  thine 
house.  25  And  immediately 
he  rose  up  before  them,  and 
took  up  that  whereon  he 
lay,  and  departed  to  his 
own  house,  glorifying  God. 
26  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  they  glorified  God,  and 
were  filled  with  fear,  saying, 
We  have'  seen  strange  things 
to  day. 


36.  Jesus  calleth  Matthew  from  the  Receipt  of  Custom,  &c. 


St.  Matt.  ix.  9 — 13.  St.  Mark  ii.  13 — 17. 


St.  Luke  y.  27 — 32. 


9  And  as  Jesus  passed 
forth  from  thence,  he  saw 
a  man,  named  Matthew, 
sitting  at  the  receipt  of 
custom :  and  he  saith  unto 
him,  Follow  me.  And  he 
arose,  and  followed  him. 
10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the 
house,  behold,  many  publi¬ 
cans  and  sinners  came  and 
sat  down  with  him  and 
his  disciples.  11  And  when 
the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  his  disciples,  Why 
eatetli  your  Master  with 
publicans  and  sinners  ? 12  But 
when  Jesus  heard  that,  he 
said  unto  them,  They  that 
be  whole  need  not  a  physi¬ 
cian,  but  they  that  are  sick. 
13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what 
that  meanetli,  I  will  have 
mercy,  and  not  sacrifice : 
for  I  am  not  come  to  call 
the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance. 


13  And  he  went  forth  27  And  after  these  things 
again  by  the  sea  side ;  and  he  went  forth*  and  saw  a 
all  the  multitude  resorted  publican,  named  Levi,  sit- 
unto  him,  and  he  taught  ting  at  the  receipt  of  cus- 
them.  14  And  as  he  passed  tom :  and  he  said  unto  him, 
by,  he  saw  Levi  the  son  of  Follow  me.  28  And  he  left 
Alpliseus  sitting  at  the  re-  all,  rose  up,  and  followed 
ceipt  of  custom,  and  said  him.  29  And  Levi  made  him 
unto  him,  Follow  me.  And  a  great  feast  in  his  own 


he  arose  and  followed  him. 
15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  his 


house :  and  there  was  a 
great  company  of  publicans 
and  of  others  that  sat  down 


house,  many  publicans  and  with  them.  30  But  their 


sinners  sat  also  together 
with  J esus  and  his  disciples : 


scribes  and  Pharisees  mur¬ 
mured  against  his  disciples, 


for  there  were  many,  and  saying,  Why  do  ye  eat  and 
they  followed  him.  16  And  drink  with  publicans  and 


when  the  scribes  and  Pha¬ 
risees  saw  him  eat  with 
publicans  and  sinners,  they 
said  unto  his  disciples,  How 


sinners  ?  31  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swering  said  unto  them, 
They  that  are  whole  need 
not  a  physician  ;  but  they 


is  it  that  he  eatetli  and  that  are  sick.  32 1  came  not 
drinketli  with  publicans  and  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  ?  17  When  Jesus  sinners  to  repentance, 

heard  it,  he  saith  unto  them, 

They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  the  physi¬ 
cian,  but  they  that  are  sick :  I  came  not  to  call 
the  righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentance. 


A.  D.  28. 


JOURNEY  TO  JERUSALEM. 


23 


St.  Matt.  ix.  14—17. 


St.  Mark  ii.  18 — 22. 


St.  Luke  v.  33 — 39. 


14  Then  came  to  him  -the 
disciples  of  John,  saying, 
Why  do  we  and  the  Phari¬ 
sees  fast  oft,  but  thy  disci¬ 
ples  fast  not?  15  And  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  Can  the 
children  of  the  bridecham- 
ber  mourn,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them  ? 
but  the  days  will  come, 
when  the  bridegroom  shall 
be  taken  from  them,  and 
then  shall  they  fast. 

16  No  man  putteth  a  piece 
of  new  cloth  unto  an  old  gar¬ 
ment,  for  that  which  is  put 
in  to  fill  it  up  taketli  from 
the  garment,  and  the  rent 
is  made  worse.  17  Neither 
do  men  put  new  wine  into 
old  bottles  :  else  the  bottles 
break,  and  the  wine  runneth 
out,  and  the  bottles  perish  : 
but  they  put  new  wine  into 
new  bottles,  and  both  are 
preserved. 


18  And  the  disciples  of 
John  and  of  the  Pharisees 
used  to  fast :  and  they  come 
and  say  unto  him,  Why  do 
the  disciples  of  John  and  of 
the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy 
disciples  fast  not  ?  19  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can 
the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast,  while  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them  ? 
as  long  as  they  have  the 
bridegroom  with  them,  they 
cannot  fast.  20  But  the  days 
will  come,  when  the  bride¬ 
groom  shall  be  taken  away 
from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast  in  those  days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a 
piece  of  new  cloth  on  an  old 
garment :  else  the  new  piece 
that  filled  it  up  taketh  away 
from  the  old,  and  the  rent 
is  made  worse.  22  And  no 
man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles :  else  the  new 


wine  doth  burst  the  bottles, 
and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and  the  bottles  will  be 
marred :  but  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new 
bottles. 


33  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Why  do  the  disciples  of 
John  fast  often,  and  make 
prayers,  and  likewise  the 
disciples  of  the  Pharisees  ; 
but  thine  eat  and  drink? 
34 And  he  said  unto  them, 
Can  ye  make  the  children 
of  the  bridech  amber  fast, 
while  the  bridegroom  is 
with  them  ?  35  But  the  days 
will  come,  when  the  bride¬ 
groom  shall  be  taken  away 
from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast  in  those  days. 

36  And  he  spake  also  a 
parable  unto  them ;  No 
man  putteth  a  piece  of  a 
new  garment  upon  an  old ; 
if  otherwise,  then  both  the 
new  maketh  a  rent,  and  the 
piece  that  was  taken  out  of 
the  new  agreeth  not  with  the 
old.  37  And  no  man  putteth 
new  wine  into  old  bottles  ; 
else  the  new  wine  will  burst 
the  bottles,  and  be  spilled, 
and  the  bottles  shall  perish. 
38  But  new  wine  must  be 


put  into  new  bottles ;  and 
both  are  preserved.  39  No 
man  also  having  drunk  old  wine  straightway  desiretli 
new  :  for  he  saith,  The  old  is  better. 


37.  Journey  to  Jerusalem. — The  Cure  at  the  Pool 

of  Bethesda. 

St.  John  v. 


After  this  there  was  a  feast  of  the  Jews;  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 
2  Now  there  is  at  Jerusalem  by  the  sheep  market  a  pool,  which  is  called  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  Bethesda,  having  five  porches.  3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude  of 
impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt,  withered,  waiting  for  the  moving  of  the  water.  4  For 
an  angel  went  down  at  a  certain  season  into  the  pool,  and  troubled  the  water :  who¬ 
soever  then  -first  after  the  troubling  of  the  water  stepped  in  was  made  whole  of 
whatsoever  disease  he  had.  5  And  a  certain  man  was  there,  which  had  an  infirmity 
thirty  and  eight  years.  6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew  that  he  had  been  now 
a  long  time  in  that  case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be  made  whole?  7 The  im¬ 
potent  man  answered  him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the  water  is  troubled,  to  put 
me  into  the  pool :  but  while  1  am  coming,  another  steppeth  down  before  me.  8  Jesus 


24 


THE  CURE  AT  THE  POOL  OF  BET  HE  SO  A. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  John  v. 


saith  unto  him,  Rise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk.  9  And  immediately  the  man  was 
made  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed,  and  walked  :  and  on  the  same  day  was  the  sabbath. 
10 The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him  that  was  cured,  It  is  the  sabbath  day:  it  is  not 
lawful  for  thee  to  carry  thy  bed.  11  He  answered  them,  He  that  made  me  whole,  the 
same  said  unto  me,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk.  12  Then  asked  they  him,  What 
man  is  that  which  said  unto  thee,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk?  13 And  he  that  was 
healed  wist  not  who  it  was  :  for  Jesus  had  conveyed  himself  away,  a  multitude  being 
in  that  place.  14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thou  art  made  whole :  sin  no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  come  unto  thee. 
15  The  man  departed,  and  told  the  Jews' that  it  was  Jesus,  which  had  made  him 
whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews  persecute  Jesus,  and  sought  to  slay  him,  because 
he  had  done  these  things  on  the  sabbath  day.  17  But  Jesus  answered  them,  My 
Father  worketh  hitherto,  and  I  work.  18  Therefore  the  Jews  sought  the  more  to  kill 
him,  because  he  not  only  had  broken  the  sabbath,  but  said  also  that  God  was  his 
Father,  making  himself  ecpial  with  God.  19  Then  answered  Jesus  and  said  unto 
them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The  Son  can  do  nothing  of  himself,  but  what 
he  seeth  the  Father  do :  for  what  things  soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth  the  Son 
likewise.  20  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things  that  him¬ 
self  doeth :  and  he  will  shew  him  greater  works  than  these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 
21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up  the  dead,  and  quickenetli  them;  even  so  the  Son 
quickeneth  whom  he  will.  22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no  man,  but  hath  committed 
all  judgment  unto  the  Son :  23  that  all  men  should  honour  the  Son,  even  as  they 
honour  the  Father.  He  that  honoureth  not  the  Son  honoureth  not  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  him.  24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  heareth  my  word, 
and  believeth  on  him  that  sent  me,  hath  everlasting  life,  and  shall  not  come  into 
condemnation;  but  is  passed  from  death  unto  life.  25 Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
The  hour  is  coming,  and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of 
God :  and  they  that  hear  shall  live.  26  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in  himself ;  so 
hath  he  given  to  the  Son  to  have  life  in  himself ;  27  and  hath  given  him  authority 
to  execute  judgment  also,  because  he  is  the  Son  of  man.  28  Marvel  not  at  this :  for 
the  hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all  that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  his  voice,  29  and 
shall  come  forth  ;  they  that  have  done  good,  unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ;  and  they 
that  have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrection  of  damnation.  30 1  can  of  mine  own  self 
do  nothing  :  as  I  hear,  I  judge  :  and  my  judgment  is  just ;  because  I  seek  not  mine 
own  will,  but  the  will  of  the  Father  which  hath  sent  me.  31  If  I  bear  witness  of  myself, 
my  witness  is  not  true.  32  There  is  another  that  beareth  witness  of  me  ;  and  I  know 
that  the  witness  which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true.  33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he 
bare  witness  unto  the  truth.  34  But  I  receive  not  testimony  from  man :  but  these 
things  I  say,  that  ye  might  be  saved.  35  He  was  a  burning  and  a  shining  light :  and 
ye  were  willing  for  a  season  to  rejoice  in  his  light.  36  But  I  have  greater  witness 
than  that  of  John  :  for  the  works  which  the  Father  hath  given  me  to  finish,  the  same 
works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that  the  Father  hath  sent  me.  37  And  the  Father 
himself,  which  hath  sent  me,  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither  heard  his 
voice  at  any  time,  nor  seen  his  shape.  38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abiding  in  you  : 
for  whom  he  hath  sent,  him  ye  believe  not.  39  Search  the  scriptures ;  for  in  them 
ye  think  ye  have  eternal  life:  and  they  are  they  which  testify  of  me.  40 And  ye  will 
not  come  to  me,  that  ye  might  have  life.  41 1  receive  not  honour  from  men.  42  But 
I  know  you,  that  ye  have  not  the  love  of  God  in  you.  43  I  am  come  in  my  Father’s 
name,  and  ye  receive  me  not :  if  another  shall  come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye  will 
receive.  44  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive  honour  one  of  another,  and  seek  not  the 
honour  that  cometh  from  God  only  ?  4®  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you  to  the 
Father  :  there  is  one  that  accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  in  whom  ye  trust.  46  For  had 
ye  believed  Moses,  ye  would  have  believed  me:  for  he  wrote  of  me.  47 But  if  ye 
believe  not  his  writings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my  words  ? 


A.  D.  28. 


THE  PHARISEES’  BLINDNESS  REPROVED. 


25 


38.  Jesus  reproveth  the  Blindness  of  the  Pharisees  concerning 
the  Breach  of  the  Sabbath,  by  Scripture,  by  Reason, 
and  by  a  Miracle. 


St.  Matt.  xii.  1 — 21. 


9  And  when  he  was  de¬ 
parted  thence,  he  went  into 
their  synagogue  :  10  and,  be¬ 
hold,  there  was  a  man  which 
had  his  hand  withered.  And 
they  asked  him,  saying,  Is 
it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sab¬ 
bath  days  ?  that  they  might 
accuse  him.  11  And  he  said 
unto  them,  What  man  shall 
there  be  among  you,  that 
shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if 
it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sab¬ 
bath  day,  will  he  not  lay 
hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out  ? 


St.  Mark  ii.  23. — in.  6. 


iii.  And  he  entered  again 
into the  synagogue;  and there 
was  a  man  there  which  had 
a  withered  hand.  2  And  they 
watched  him,  whether  he 
would  heal  him  on  the  sab¬ 
bath  day  ;  that  they  might 
accuse  him.  3  And  he  saith 
unto  the  man  which  had  the 
withered  hand,  Stand  forth. 
4  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Is  it  lawful  to  do  good  on 
the  sabbath  days,  or  to  do 
evil?  to  save  life,  or  to  kill? 
But  they  held  their  peace. 


St.  Luke  yi.  1—11. 


And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  second  sabbath  after  the 
first,  that  he  went  through 
the  corn  fields  ;  and  his  dis¬ 
ciples  plucked  the  ears  of 
corn,  and  did  eat,  rubbing 
them  in  their  hands.  2  And 
certain  of  the  Pharisees  said 
unto  them,  Why  do  ye  that 
which  is  not  lawful  to  do 
on  the  sabbath  days?  3 And 
Jesus  answering  them  said, 
Have  ye  not  read  so  much 
as  this,  what  David  did,  when 
himself  was  an  hungred, 
and  they  which  were  with 
him ;  4  how  he  went  into 
the  house  of  God,  and  did 
take  and  eat  the  shewbread, 
and  gave  also  to  them  that 
were  with  him ;  which  it  is 
not  lawful  to  eat  but  for 
the  priests  alone  ?  5  And  he 
said  unto  them,  That  the 
Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of 
the  sabbath. 


cAnd  it  came  to  pass  also 
on  another  sabbath,  that  he 
entered  into  the  synagogue 
and  taught :  and  there  was 
a  man  whose  right  hand 
was  withered.  7  And  the 
scribes  and  Pharisees  watch¬ 
ed  him,  whether  he  would 
heal  on  the  sabbath  day ; 
that  they  might  find  an  ac¬ 
cusation  against  him.  8  But 
he  knew  their  thoughts,  and 
said  to  the  man  which  had 
the  withered  hand,  Rise  up, 
and  stand  forth  in  the  midst. 
And  he  arose  and  stood 
forth.  9  Then  said  J  esffs  unto 


At  that  time  Jesus 
went  on  the  sabbath  day 
through  the  corn  ;  and  his 
disciples  were  an  hungred, 
and  began  to  pluck  the  ears 
of  corn,  and  to  eat.  2  But 
when  the  Pharisees  saw  it, 
they  said  unto  him,  Behold, 
thy  disciples  do  that  which 
is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the 
sabbath  day.  3  But  he  said 
unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read 
what  David  did,  when  he 
was  an  hungred,  and  they 
that  were  with  him ;  4  how 
he  entered  into  the  house  of 
God,  and  did  eat  the  shew¬ 
bread,  which  was  not  lawful 
for  him  to  eat,  neither  for 
them  which  were  with  him, 
but  only  for  the  priests  ? 
5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the 
law,  how  that  on  the  sab¬ 
bath  days  the  priests  in  the 
temple  profane  the  sabbath, 
and  are  blameless  ?  6  But  I 
say  unto  you,  That  in  this 
place  is  one  greater  than 


23  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  he  went  through  the 
corn  fields  on  the  sabbath 
day ;  and  his  disciples  be¬ 
gan,  as  they  went,  to  pluck 
the  ears  of  corn.  24  And  the 
Pharisees  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  Why  do  they  on 
the  sabbath  day  that  which 
is  not  lawful?  25 And  he 
said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
never  read  what  David  did, 
when  he  had  need,  and  was 
an  hungred,  he,  and  they 
that  were  with  him  ?  26  How 
he  went  into  the  house  of 
God  in  the  days  of  Abia- 
thar  the  high  priest,  and  did 
eat  the  shewbread,  which 
is  not  lawful  to  eat  but  for 
the  priests,  and  gave  also 
to  them  which  were  with 
him  ?  27  And  he  said  unto 
them,  The  sabbath  was  made 
for  man,  and  not  man  for 
the  sabbath  :  28  therefore  the 
Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of 
the  sabbath. 


the  temple.  7  But  if  ye  had 

known  what  this  meaneth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not 
sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guiltless. 
8  For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of  the  sabbath  day. 


26 


CHRIST  CHOOSETH  HIS  TWELVE  APOSTLES.  A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  xii.  1 — 21. 


St.  Maek  ii.  23. — hi.  6. 


St.  Luke  vi.  1 — 11. 


12  How  much  then  is  a  man 
better  than  a  sheep  ?  Where¬ 
fore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well 
on  the  sabbath  days.  13  Then 
saith  he  to  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  forth ;  and  it 
was  restored  whole,  like  as 
the  other. 

14  Then  the  Pharisees  went 
out,  and  held  a  council  a- 
gainst  him,  how  they  might 
destroy  him.  15  But  when 
Jesus  knew  it,  he  withdrew 


5  And  when  he  had  looked 
round  about  on  them  with 
anger,  being  grieved  for  the 
hardness  of  their  hearts,  he 
saith  unto  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out :  and  his 
hand  was  restored  whole  as 
the  other. 

6  And  the  Pharisees  went 
forth,  and  straightway  took 
counsel  with  the  Herodians 
against  him,  how  they  might 
destroy  him. 


himself  from  thence :  and 
great  multitudes  followed  him,  and  he  healed  them  all ;  16  and  charged 
them  that  they  should  not  make  him  known :  17  that  it  might  be  ful¬ 
filled  which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying,  18Behold  my 
servant,  whom  I  have  chosen;  my  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul 
is  well  pleased:  I  will  put  my  spirit  upon  him,  and  he  shall 
shew  judgment  to  the  G-entiles.  19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor 
cry;  neither  shall  any  man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets.  20A 
bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  smoking  flax  shall  he 
not  quench,  till  he  send  forth  judgment  unto  victory.  21  And 
in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  trust. 


them,  I  will  ask  you  one 
thing ;  Is  it  lawful  on  the 
sabbath  days  to  do  good,  or 
to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life,  or  to 
destroy  it  1  10  And  looking 
round  about  upon  them  all, 
he  said  unto  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thy  hand.  And  he  did 
so :  and  his  hand  was  re¬ 
stored  whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled 
with  madness  ;  and  commun¬ 
ed  one  with  another  what 
they  might  do  to  Jesus. 


choosetk  His  Twelve  Apostles. 

St.  Mask  hi.  13 — 19.  St.  Luke  vi.  12 — 19. 


39.  Christ 

St.  Matt.  x.  2 — 4.  rv.  24, 25. 


2  Now  the  names  of  the 
twelve  apostles  are  these ; 
The  first,  Simon,  who  is  call¬ 
ed  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother ;  James  the  son  of 
Zebedee,  and  John  his  bro¬ 
ther  ;  3  Philip,  and  Bartho¬ 
lomew  ;  Thomas,  and  Mat¬ 
thew  the  publican  ;  James 
the  son  of  Alphaeus,  and 
Lebbseus,  whose  surname 
was  Thaddseus  ;  4  Simon  the 
Canaanite,  and  Judas  Isca¬ 
riot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 


13 And  he  goeth  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  calleth  unto 
him  whom  he  would :  and 
they  came  unto  him.  14  And 
he  ordained  twelve,  that 
they  should  be  with  him, 
and  that  he  might  send 
them  forth  to  preach,  15  and 
to  have  power  to  heal  sick¬ 
nesses,  and  to  cast  out  devils : 
16  and  Simon  he  surnamed 
Peter ;  17  and  James  the  son 
of  Zebedee,  and  John  the 
brother  of  James  ;  and  he 
surnamed  them  Boanerges, 
which  is,  The  sons  of  thun¬ 
der  :  18  and  Andrew,  and 
Philip,  and  Bartholomew, 
and  Matthew,  and  Thomas, 
and  James  the  son  of  Al- 
phseus,  and  Thaddteus,  and 
Simon  the  Canaanite,  19  and 
Judas  Iscariot,  which  also 
betrayed  him. 


12  And  it  came  to  pass 
in  those  days,  that  he  went 
out  into  a  mountain  to  pray, 
and  continued  all  night  in 
prayer  to  God.  13  And  when 
it  was  day,  he  called  unto 
him  his  disciples :  and  of 
them  he  chose  twelve,  whom 
also  he  named  apostles ; 

14  Simon,  (whom  he  also 
named  Peter,)  and  Andrew 
his  brother,  James  and  John, 
Philip  and  Bartholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas, 
James  the  son  of  Alphaeus, 
and  Simon  called  Zelotes, 

16  and  Judas  the  brother  of 
Janies,  and  Judas  Iscariot, 
which  also  was  the  traitor. 


A.D.  28. 


THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT. 


27 


St.  Matt.  iv.  24,  25. 


St.  Mark  hi.  7 — 12. 


St.  Luke  yi.  17 — 19. 


24  And  his  fame  went 
throughout  all  Syria :  and 
they  brought  unto  him  all 
sick  people  that  were  taken 
with  divers  diseases  and  tor¬ 
ments,  and  those  which  were 
possessed  with  devils,  and 
those  which  were  lunatick, 
and  those  that  had  the  palsy ; 
and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him 
great  multitudes  of  people 
from  Galilee,  and  from  L>e- 
capolis,  and  from  Jerusa¬ 
lem,  and  from  Judaea,  and 
front  beyond  Jordan. 


7 But  Jesus  withdrew 
himself  with  his  disciples  to 
the  sea  :  and  a  great  multi¬ 
tude  from  Galilee  followed 
him,  and  from  Judaea,  8  and 
from  Jerusalem,  and  from 
Idumaea,  and  from  beyond 
Jordan  ;  and  they  about 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great 
multitude,  when  they  had 
heard  what  great  things  he 
did,  came  unto  him.  9  And 
he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  small  ship  should 
wait  on  him  because  of  the 
multitude,  lest  they  should 
throng  him.  10  For  he  had 


17  And  he  came  down  with 
them,  and  stood  in  the  plain, 
and  the  company  of  his  dis¬ 
ciples,  and  a  great  multi¬ 
tude  of  people  out  of  all 
Judaea  and  Jerusalem,  and 
from  the  sea  coast  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  which  came  to 
hear  him,  and  to  be  healed 
of  their  diseases  ; 18  and  they 
that  were  vexed  with  un¬ 
clean  spirits :  and  they  were 
healed.  19  And  the  whole 
multitude  sought  to  touch 
him  :  for  there  went  virtue 
out  of  him,  and  healed  them 
all. 


healed  many ;  insomuch  that 

they  pressed  upon  him  for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as 
had  plagues.  11  And  unclean  spirits,  when  they  saw  him, 
fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  saying,  Thou  art  the 
Son  of  God.  12  And  he  straitly  charged  them  that 
they  should  not  make  him  known. 


40.  THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT. 

(a)  The  Beatitudes. 

St.  Matt.  v.  1—12.  St.  Luke  vi.  20,  21. 


20  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his 
disciples,  and  said, 


Blessed  be  ye  poor :  for  your’s  is  the 
kingdom  of  God.  21  Blessed  are  ye  that 
hunger  now  :  for  ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed 
are  ye  that  weep  now  :  for  ye  shall  laugh. 


And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went 
up  into  a  mountain  :  and  when  he  was  set, 
his  disciples  came  unto  him :  2  and  he  open¬ 
ed  his  mouth,  and  taught  them,  saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit :  for 
their’ s  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  4 Blessed 
are  they  that  mourn :  for  they  shall  be 
comforted.  5  Blessed  are  the  meek:  for 
they  shall  inherit  the  earth.  cBlessed 
are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst  after 
righteousness  :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy.  8  Blessed  are 
the  pure  in  heart :  for  they  shall  see  God.  9  Blessed  are  the  peace¬ 
makers  :  for  they  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God.  10  Blessed  are 
they  which  are  persecuted  for  righteous¬ 
ness’  sake  :  for  their’s  is  the  kingdom  of  22 — 26. 

heaven.  11  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall 

revile  you,  and  persecute  you,  and  shall  22  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  hate  you, 
say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  and  when  they  shall  separate  you  from 
for  my  sake.  12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  their  company,  and  shall  reproach  you,  and 
glad :  for  great  is  your  reward  in  heaven  :  cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for  the  Son  of 
for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  man’s  sake.  23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and 
were  before  you.  leap  for  joy :  for,  behold,  your  reward  is 

great  in  heaven:  for  in  the  like  manner  did 
their  fathers  unto  the  prophets.  24 But  woe  unto  you  that  are  rich! 


28 


THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  v.  1 — 12. 


St.  Luke  vi.  22 — 26. 


for  ye  have  received  your  consolation.  25 Woe  unto  you  that  are  full! 
for  ye  shall  hunger.  Woe  unto  you  that  laugh  now  !  for  ye  shall 
mourn  and  weep.  26  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall  speak  well  of 
you  !  for  so  did  their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 


(b)  The  Salt  of  the  Earth. 

St.  Matt.  v.  13. 


13 Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth:  but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  salted?  it  is  thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be 
trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

(St.  Mark  ix.  50.  St.  Luke  xiv.  34,  35.) 


(c)  The  Light  of  the  World. 

St.  Matt.  v.  14 — 16. 


14  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A  city  that  is  set  on  an  hill  cannot  be  hid. 
15  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  and  put  it  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick  ; 
and  it  giveth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the  house.  16  Let  your  light  so  shine  before 
men,  that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

(For  ver.  15,  compare  St.  Mark  iv.  21  ;  St.  Luke  viii.  16 ;  xi.  33.) 

(d)  The  Fulfilment  of  the  Law. 

St.  Matt.  v.  17 — 20. 


17  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  destroy  the  law,  or  the  prophets  :  I  am  not 
come  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  18  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Till  heaven  and  earth 
pass,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from  the  law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 
19  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one  of  these  least  commandments,  and  shall  teach 
men  so,  he  shall  be  called  the  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven :  but  whosoever  shall 
do  and  teach  them,  the  same  shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  20  For 
I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed  the  righteousness  of  the 
scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

(For  ver.  18,  compare  St.  Luke  xvi.  17.) 

(e)  What  it  is  to  kill. 

St.  Matt.  v.  21 — 26. 

21  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  slialt  not  kill;  and 
whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment:  22 but  I  say  unto  you,  That 
whosoever  is  angry  with  his  brother  without  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg¬ 
ment  :  and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council: 


A.D.  28. 


THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT. 


29 


St.  Matt.  v.  21 — 26. 


but  whosoever  shall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger  of  hell  fire.  23  Therefore  if 
thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy  brother  hath  ought 
against  thee;  24 leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go  thy  way;  first  be  recon¬ 
ciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.  25  Agree  with  thine  adversary 
quickly,  whiles  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him  ;  lest  at  any  time  the  adversary  deliver 
thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into 
prison.  26  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou 
hast  paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

(For  verses  25,  26,  compare  St.  Luke  xii.  58,  59.) 


(/)  What  it  is  to  commit  Adultery. 

St.  Matt.  v.  27—32. 


27  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery  :  28 but  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever  looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust  after 
her  hath  committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  heart.  29  And  if  thy  right  eye 
offend  thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one 
of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 
30  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee :  for  it  is  pro¬ 
fitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a  writ¬ 
ing  of  divorcement:  32 but  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
saving  for  the  cause  of  fornication,  causetli  her  to  commit  adultery  :  and  whosoever 
shall  marry  her  that  is  divorced  committeth  adultery. 

(For  verses  29,  30,  comp.  St.  Makk  ix.  43 — 48.  For  ver.  32,  comp.  St.  Luke  xvi.  18.) 


(g)  Swearing. 

St.  Matt.  y.  33—37. 


33  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt 
not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths:  34but 
I  say  unto  you,  Swear  not  at  all :  neither  by  heaven ;  for  it  is  God’s  throne  :  35  nor  by 
the  earth  ;  for  it  is  his  footstool :  neither  by  Jerusalem  ;  for  it  is  the  city  of  the 
great  King.  36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head,  because  thou  canst  not  make 
one  hair  white  or  black.  37  But  let  your  communication  be,  Yea,  yea  ;  Nay,  nay :  for 
whatsoever  is  more  than  these  cometh  of  evil. 


(h)  Exhortation  to  suffer  Wrong. 

St.  Matt.  v.  38—42.  St.  Luke  vi.  29,  30. 


38  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said, 

An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a 
tooth:  39 but  I  say  unto  you,  That  ye 

resist  not  evil:  but  whosoever  shall  smite  29  And  unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on  the 


30 


THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  y.  38  —42.  St.  Luke  vi.  29,  30. 


thee  on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the 
other  also.  40  And  if  any  man  will  sue 
thee  at  the  law,  and  take  away  thy  coat, 
let  him  have  thy  cloke  also.  41  And  who¬ 
soever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  a  mile,  go 
with  him  twain.  42  Give  to  him  that  ask- 
eth  thee,  and  from  him  that  would  borrow 
of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 


one  cheek  offer  also  the  other ;  and  him 
that  taketh  away  thy  cloke  forbid  not  to 
take  thy  coat  also. 


30  Give,  to  every  man 
that  asketli  of  thee ;  and  of  him  that  tak¬ 
eth  away  thy  goods  ask  them  not  again. 


(i)  Love  to  Enemies. 


St.  Matt.  v.  43 — 48. 


43  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said, 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and 
hate  thine  enemy.  44  But  I  say  unto  you, 
Love  your  enemies,  bless  them  that  curse 
you,  do  good  to  them  that  hate  you,  and 
pray  for  them  which  despitefully  use  you, 
and  persecute  you  ;  45  that  ye  may  be  the 
children  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven : 
for  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil 
and  on  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain  on  the 
just  and  on  the  unjust.  46  For  if  ye  love 
them  which  love  you,  what  reward  have 
ye?  do  not  even  the  publicans  the  same? 
47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only,  what 
do  ye  more  than  others  l  do  not  even  the 
publicans  so  ?  48  Be  ye  therefore  perfect, 
even  as  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
is  perfect. 

The  evil.  36  Be  ye  therefore 


St.  Luke  vi.  27,  28,  32—36. 


27  But  I  say  unto  you  which  hear, 
Love  your  enemies,  do  good  to  them  which 
hate  you,  28  bless  them  that  curse  you,  and 
pray  for  them  which  despitefully  use  you. 

32  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also  love 
those  that  love  them.  33  And  if  ye  do  good 
to  them  which  do  good  to  you,  what  thank 
have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also  do  even  the  same. 
34  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye  hope 
to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sin¬ 
ners  also  lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as 
much  again.  35  But  love  ye  your  enemies, 
and  do  good,  and  lend,  hoping  for  nothing 
again ;  and  your  reward  shall  be  great,  and 
ye  shall  be  the  children  of  the  Highest : 
for  he  is  kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to 
merciful,  as  your  Father  also  is  merciful. 


(h)  Alms. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  1 — 4. 


Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms  before  men,  to  be  seen  of  them :  otherwise 
ye  have  no  reward  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  2  Therefore  when  thou  doest 
thine  alms,  do  not  sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the  syna¬ 
gogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  their  reward.  3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand 
know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth :  4  that  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret:  and  thy 
Father  which  seeth  in  secret  himself  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

(1)  Prayer. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  5 — 15. 


5  A  n  d  when  thou  prayest,  thou  shalt  not  be  as  the  hypocrites  are :  for 
they  love  to  pray  standing  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets, 
that  they  may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They  have  their  reward. 
6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut 


A.  D.  28. 


TEE  SERMON  ON  TEE  MOUNT. 


31 


St.  Matt.  vi.  5 — 15. 


thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in 
,  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly.  7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repetitions,  as 
the  heathen  do:  for  they  think  that  they  shall  be  heard  for  their  much  speaking. 
8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them :  for  your  Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have 
need  of,  before  ye  ask  him.  9  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye  : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  10  Thy  kingdom  come. 
Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  11  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 
12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  13  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and 
the  glory,  for  ever.  Amen. 

14  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your  heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive 
you  :  15  but  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses,  neither  will  your  Father  forgive 
your  trespasses. 

(For  verses  9 — 13,  comp.  St.  Luke  xi.  2 — 4.  For  ver.  12,  comp.  St.  Mark  xi.  25,  26.) 

(m)  Fasting. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  16 — 18. 


16 Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad  countenance:  for 
they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may  appear  unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  their  reward.  17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thine  head,  and 
wash  thy  face ;  18  that  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father  which 
is  in  secret :  and  thy  Father,  whicli  seeth  in  secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

(n)  Treasure  in  Heaven. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  19 — 21. 


19  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth 
corrupt,  and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal :  20  but  lay  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves 
do  not  break  through  nor  steal:  21  for  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  hear4 
be  also. 

(For  verses  20,  21,  compare  St.  Luke  xii.  33,  34.) 

(o)  The  Light  of  the  Body. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  22,  23. 

22 The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye:  if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  wdiole 
body  shall  be  full  of  light.  23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full 
of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great  is  that 
darkness  ! 

(St.  Luke  xi.  34—36.) 

( p )  The  Service  of  two  Masters. 

St.  Matt.  vi.  24. 


24 No  man  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the 
other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

(St.  Luke  xvi.  13.) 


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THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT . 


A.  D.  28. 


(g)  Exhortation  not  to  be  careful  about  worldly  Things, 

St.  Matt.  yi.  25 — 34. 


25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat, 
or  what  ye  shall  drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the 
life  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment?  26 Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air:  for 
they  sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ;  yet  your  heavenly  Father 
feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not  much  better  than  they  ?  27  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought 
can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  stature  ?  28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  raiment  ?  Consider 
the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow  ;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  :  29  and  yet  I 
say  unto  you,  That  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 
30  Wherefore,  if  G-od  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day  is,  and  to  morrow 
is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  0  ye  of  little  faith  ?  31  There¬ 
fore  take  no  thought,  saying,  What  shall  we  eat  ?  or,  What  shall  we  drink  ?  or,  Where¬ 
withal  shall  we  be  clothed?  32  (for  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek:)  for 
your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things.  33  But  seek  ye 
first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  righteousness ;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you.  34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow  :  for  the  morrow  shall  take 
thought  for  the  things  of  itself.  Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

(For  ver.  25,  comp.  Sr.  Luke  xii.  22, 23.  For  verses  26 — 33,  comp.  St.  Luke  xii.  24 — 31.) 


(r)  Rash  Judgment. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  1 — 5.  St.  Luke  vi.  37,  38,  41,  42. 


Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 
2  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall 
be  judged :  and  with  what  measure  ye 
mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 


3  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother’s  eye,  but  considerest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  4  Or 
how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Let  me 
pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ;  and, 
behold,  a  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye?  5 Thou 
hypocrite,  first  cast  oat  the  beam  out  of 
thine  own  eye  ;  and  then  slialt  thou  see 
clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy 
brother’s  eye. 


37  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judg¬ 
ed  :  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con¬ 
demned  :  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven : 
38 give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you; 
good  measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken 
together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
into  your  bosom.  For  with  the  same 
measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it  shall  be 
measured  to  you  again. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote 
that  is  in  thy  brother’s  eye,  but  perceivest 
not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 
42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy  bro¬ 
ther,  Brother,  let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
that  is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself 
beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine 
own  eye?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first 
the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then 
shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote 
that  is  in  thy  brother’s  eye. 


(St.  Mark  iv.  24.) 

(s)  Holy  Things  not  to  be  cast  to  Dogs. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  6. 


0'Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast  ye  your  pearls  before 
swine,  lest  they  trample  them  under  their  feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 


A.  D.  28. 


THE  STRAIT  GATE. 


33 


(t)  Exhortation  to  Prayer. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  7 — 12.  St.  Luke  vi.  31. 


7  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you :  8  for  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth ;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth ; 
and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom 
if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a  stone?  10 or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him 
a  serpent  ?  11  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your  children, 
how  much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things  to  them  that 
ask  him  ? 

12  Therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye  31  And  as  ye  would  that  men  should 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise, 
even  so  to  them  :  for  this  is  the  law  and 
the  prophets. 

(For  verses  7 — 11,  compare  St.  Luke  xi.  9 — 13.) 

(u)  The  Strait  Gate. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  13,  14. 


13  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate :  for  wide  is  the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that 
leadeth  to  destruction,  and  many  there  be  which  go  in  thereat:  14 because  strait  is 
the  gate,  and  narrow  is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  there  be  that 
find  it. 

(St.  Luke  xiii.  24.) 

(w)  False  Prophets. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  15—20.  St.  Luke  vi.  43,  44. 


15  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which 
come  to  you  in  sheep’s  clothing,  but  in¬ 
wardly  they  are  ravening  wolves.  16  Ye 
shall  know  them  by  their  fruits.  Do  men 
gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ? 
17  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth 
good  fruit ;  but  a  corrupt  tree  bringeth 
forth  evil  fruit.  18  A  good  tree  cannot 
bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  cor¬ 
rupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  19  Every 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the 
fruits  ye  shall  know  them. 


43  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not  forth 
corrupt  fruit ;  neither  doth  a  corrupt  tree 
bring  forth  good  fruit.  44  For  every  tree 
is  known  by  his  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns 
men  do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a  bramble 
bush  gather  they  grapes. 

tree  that  bringeth  not  forth 
fire.  20  Wherefore  by  their 


(x)  Saying  and  Doing. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  21 — 23.  St.  Luke  vi.  46. 


21  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  46  And  why  call  ye  me,  Lord,  Lord, 
Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  and  do  not  the  things  which  I  say , 
of  heaven ;  but  ho  that  doeth  the  will  of 


34 


CHRIST  IIEALETH  THE 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  vii.  21 — 23. 


my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  22  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that  day, 
Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not  prophesied  in  thy  name?  and  in  thy  name 
have  cast  out  devils  ?  and  in  thy  name  done  many  wonderful  works  ? 
23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them,  I  never  knew  you :  depart  from 
me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

(St.  Luke  xiii.  25 — 27.) 


(; y )  The  Houses  on  the  Hock  and  Sand. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  24 — 27.  St.  Luke  vi.  47 — 49. 


24 Therefore  whosoever  heareth  these 
sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
liken  him  unto  a  wise  man,  which  built 
his  house  upon  a  rock :  25  and  the  rain 
descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and  the 
winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house ; 
and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was  founded  upon 
a  lock.  26  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them 
not^  shall  be  likened  unto  a  foolish  man, 
which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand : 
27  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods 
came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon 
that  house ;  and  it  fell :  and  great  was  the 
fall  of  it. 


47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and  hear¬ 
eth  my  sayings,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
shew  you  to  whom  he  is  like  :  48  he  is  like 
a  man  which  built  an  house,  and  digged 
deep,  and  laid  the  foundation  on  a  rock: 
and  when  the  flood  arose,  the  stream  beat 
vehemently  upon  that  house,  and  could  not 
shake  it :  for  it  was  founded  upon  a  rock. 
49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is 
like  a  man  that  without  a  foundation  built 
an  house  upon  the  earth  ;  against  which 
the  stream  did  beat  vehemently,  and  im¬ 
mediately  it  fell ;  and  the  ruin  of  that 
house  was  great. 


( z )  Effect  of  the  Sermon. 

St.  Matt.  vii.  28,  29. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were 
astonished  at  his  doctrine :  29  for  he  taught  them  as  one  having  authority,  and  not 
as  the  scribes. 


41.  Christ  healeth  the  Centurion’s  Servant. 

St.  Matt.  viii.  1,  5 — 13.  St.  Mark  iii.  19 — 21.  St.  Luke  vii.  1 — 10. 


When  he  was  come  down 
from  the  mountain,  great 
multitudes  followed  him. 

5  And  when  Jesus  was  en¬ 
tered  into  Capernaum,  there 
came  unto  him  a  centurion, 
beseeching  him,  6  and  say¬ 
ing,  Lord,  my  servant  lieth 


19 And  they  went  into 
an  house.  20  And  the  multi¬ 
tude  cometh  together  again, 
so  that  they  could  not  so 
much  as  eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends 
heard  of  it,  they  went  out 
to  lay  hold  on  him :  for 


Now  when  he  had  end¬ 
ed  all  his  sayings  in  the 
audience  of  the  people,  he 
entered  into  Capernaum. 
2  And  a  certain  centurion’s 
servant,  who  was  dear  unto 
him,  was  sick,  and  ready  to 
die.  3  And  when  he  heard 


A.  B.  28. 


C ENT V MON'S  SERVANT . 


35 


St.  Matt.  viii.  1,  5 — 13.  St.  Mark  hi.  19 — 21.  St.  Luke  vii.  1 — 10. 


at  home  sick  of  the  palsy,  they  said, 
grievously  tormented.  7  And  himself. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  will 
come  and  heal  him.  8  The  centurion 
answered  and  said,  Lord,.  I  am  not 
worthy  that  thou  shouldest  come 
under  my  roof :  but  speak  the  word 
only,  and  my  servant  shall  be  heal¬ 
ed.  9  For  I  am  a  man  under  autho¬ 
rity,  having  soldiers  under  me  :  and 
I  say  to  this  man,  Go,  and  he  goeth ; 
and  to  another,  Come,  and  he  com- 
eth  ;  and  to  my  servant,  Do  this, 
and  he  doeth  it.  10  When  Jesus 
heard  it,  he  marvelled,  and  said  to 
them  that  followed,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  Israel.  11  And  I  say 
unto  you,  That  many  shall  come 
from  the  east  and  west,  and  shall 
sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  hea¬ 
ven.  12  But  the  children  of  the  king¬ 
dom  shall  be  cast  out  into  outer 
darkness :  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth.  13  And  Je¬ 
sus  said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy 
way;  and  as'  thou  hast  believed,  so 
be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  his  ser¬ 
vant  was  healed  in  the  selfsame 
hour. 


He  is  beside  of  Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  be¬ 
seeching  him  that  he  would 
come  and  heal  his  servant.  4  And 
when  they  came  to  Jesus,  they  be¬ 
sought  him  instantly,  saying,  That 
he  was  worthy  for  whom  he  should 
do  this  :  5  for  he  loveth  our  nation, 
and  he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue. 
6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them.  And 
when  he  was  now  not  far  from  the 
house,  the  centurion  sent  friends  to 
him,  saying  unto  him,  Lord,  trouble 
not  thyself :  for  I  am  not  worthy 
that  thou  shouldest  enter  under  my 
roof :  7  wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee  : 
but  say  in  a  word,  and  ray  servant 
shall  be  healed.  8  For  I  also  am  a 
man  set  under  authority,  having 
under  me  soldiers,  and  I  say  unto 
one,  Go,  and  he  goeth  ;  and  to  an¬ 
other,  Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and 
to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth 
it.  9When  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned 
him  about,  and  said  unto  the  people 
that  followed  him,  I  say  unto  you, 
I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 
not  in  Israel.  10  And  they  that  were 
sent,  returning  to  the  house,  found 
the  servant  whole  that  had  been  sick. 


42.  He  raiseth  from  the  Dead  the  Widow’s  Son. 


St.  Luke  vii.  11 — 17. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after,  that  he  went  into  a  city  called  Nain  ;  and 
many  of  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and  much  people.  12  Now  when  he  came  nigh 
to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man  carried  out,  the  only  son  of 
his  mother,  and  she  was  a  widow :  and  much  people  of  the  city  was  with  her. 
13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Weep 
not.  14 And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier:  and  they  that  bare  him  stood  still. 
And  he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee,  Arise.  15  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up, 
and  began  to  speak.  And  he  delivered  him  to  his  mother.  16  And  there  came  a  fear 
on  all:  and  they  glorified  God,  saying,  That  a  great  prophet  is  risen  up  among  us; 
and,  That  God  hath  visited  his  people.  17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Judaea,  and  throughout  all  the  region  round  about. 


C‘A 


36 


JOHN'S  MESSENGERS  ANSWERED. 


A.  D.  28. 


43.  Christ  answereth  John’s  Messengers. 

St.  Matt.  xi.  2—19.  St.  Luke  vii.  18—35. 


2  Now  when  John  had  heard  in  the 
prison  the  works  of  Christ,  he  sent  two 
of  his  disciples,  3  and  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  he  that  should  come,  or  do  we  look 
for  another? 


4  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Go  and  shew  John  again  those 
things  which  ye  do  hear  and  see  :  5  the 
blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the  lame 
walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf 
hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor 
have  the  gospel  preached  to  them.  6  And 
blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not  be  of¬ 
fended  in  me. 

7  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began  to 
say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John, 
What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to 
see  ?  A  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ?  8  But 
what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A  man  cloth¬ 
ed  in  soft  raiment  ?  behold,  they  that  wear 
soft  clothing  are  in  kings’  houses.  9  But 
what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A  prophet  ? 
yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  more  than  a  pro¬ 
phet.  10  For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  writ¬ 
ten,  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger 
before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare 
thy  way  before  thee.  11  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born  of 
women  there  hath  not  risen  a  greater  than 
John  the  Baptist :  notwithstanding  he  that 
is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  greater 
than  he.  12  And  from  the  days  of  John 
the  Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom  of  hea¬ 
ven  suffereth  violence,  and  the  violent  take 
it  by  force.  13  For  all  the  prophets  and 
the  law  prophesied  until  John.  14  And  if 
ye  will  receive  it,  this  is  Elias,  which  was 
for  to  come.  15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

16  But  whereunto  shall  I  liken  this  gene¬ 
ration  ?  It  is  like  unto  children  sitting  in 
the  markets,  and  calling  unto  their  fellows, 
17  and  saying,  We  have  piped  unto  you, 
and  ye  have  not  danced ;  we  have  mourned 
unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  lamented.  18  For 
John  came  neither  eating  nor  drinking, 


18  And  the  disciples  of  John  shewed 
him  of  all  these  things.  19  And  John  call¬ 
ing  unto  him  two  of  his  disciples  sent  them 
to  Jesus,  saying,  Art  thou  he  that  should 
come  ?  or  look  we  for  another  ?  20  When 
the  men  were  come  unto  him,  they  said, 
John  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  say¬ 
ing,  Art  thou  he  that  should  come  ?  or 
look  we  for  another  ?  21  And  in  that  same 
hour  he  cured  many  of  their  infirmities 
and  plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits  ;  and  unto 
many  that  were  blind  he  gave  sight. 
22  Then  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them, 
Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what  things 
ye  have  seen  and  heard ;  how  that  the 
blind  see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised, 
to  the  poor  the  gospel  is  preached.  23  And 
biassed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not  be  of¬ 
fended  in  me. 

24  And  when  the  messengers  of  John 
were  departed,  he  began  to  speak  unto 
the  people  concerning  John,  What  went 
ye  out  into  the  wilderness  for  to  see?  A 
reed  shaken  with  the  wind?  25 But  what 
went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A  man  clothed 
in  soft  raiment  ?  Behold,  they  which  are 
gorgeously  apparelled,  and  live  delicately, 
are  in  kings’  courts.  26  But  what  went  ye 
out  for  to  see?  A  prophet?  Yea,  I  say 
unto  you,  and  much  more  than  a  pro¬ 
phet.  27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written, 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before 
thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy 
way  before  thee.  28For  I  say  unto  you. 
Among  those  that  are  born  of  women  there 
is  not  a  greater  prophet  than  John  the 
Baptist :  but  he  that  is  least  in  the  king¬ 
dom  of  God  is  greater  than  he.  29  And  all 
the  people  that  heard  him,  and  the  publi¬ 
cans,  justified  God,  being  baptized  with 
the  baptism  of  John.  30 But  the  Pharisees 
and  lawyers  rejected  the  counsel  of  God 
against  themselves,  being  not  baptized  of 
him. 

31  And  the  Lord  said,  Whereunto  then 
shall  I  liken  the  men  of  this  generation? 
and  to  what  are  they  like  ?  32  They  are 
like  unto  children  sitting  in  the  market¬ 
place,  and  calling  one  to  another,  and  say¬ 
ing,  We  have  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  have 
not  danced  ;  we  have  mourned  to  you,  and 


A.  D.  28.  CHRIST  UPBRAIDETH  THE  CITIES  OF  GALILEE. 


37 


St.  Matt.  xi.  2 — 19.  St.  Luke  yii.  18 — 35. 


and  they  say,  He  hath  a  devil.  19  The 
Son  of  man  came  eating  and  drinking, 
and  they  say,  Behold  a  man  gluttonous, 
and  a  winebibber,  a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners.  But  wisdom  is  justified  of 
her  children. 


ye  have  not  wept.  33  For  John  the  Baptist 
came  neither  eating  bread  nor  drinking 
wine  ;  and  ye  say,  He  hath  a  devil.  34  The 
Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and  drinking  ; 
and  ye  say,  Behold  a  gluttonous  man,  and 
a  winebibber,  a  friend  of  publicans  and 
sinners!  35 But  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children. 


44.  He  upbraideth  the  Unthankfulness  of  the  Cities 

of  Galilee. 

St.  Matt.  xr.  20 — 30. 


20  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most  of  his  mighty  works  were 
done,  because  they  repented  not:  21  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  woe  unto  thee,  Beth- 
saida  !  for  if  the  mighty  works,  which  were  done  in  you,  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  they  would  have  repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  22  But  I  say  unto 
you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for 
you.  23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  exalted  unto  heaven,  slialt  be  brought  down 
to  hell :  for  if  the  mighty  works,  which  have  been  done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  remained  until  this  day.  24  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  it  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  thee. 

25  At  that  time  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  0  Father,  Lord  of  heaven 
and  earth,  because  thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast 
revealed  them  unto  babes.  26  Even  so,  Father :  for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 
27  All  things  are  delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father :  and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son, 
but  the  Father ;  neither  knoweth  any  man  the  Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom¬ 
soever  the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  T  will  give  you  rest. 
29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of  me  ;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart : 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls.  30 For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden 
is  light. 

(For  verses  21 — 24,  compare  St.  Luke  x.  13 — 15.) 


45.  The  Woman  which  was  a  Sinner. 

St.  Luke  vii.  36 — 50. 


36  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he  would  eat  with  him.  And  he 
went  into  the  Pharisee’s  house,  and  sat  down  to  meaf  37  And,  behold,  a  woman  in 
the  city,  which  was  a  sinner,  when  she  knew  that  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the  Pharisee’s 
house,  brought  an  alabaster  box  of  ointment,  38  and  stood  at  his  feet  behind  him 
weeping,  and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe  them  with  the  hairs 
of  her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed  them  with  the  ointment.  39  Now  when 
the  Pharisee  which  had  bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake  within  himself,  saying,  This 
man,  if  lie  were  a  prophet,  would  have  known  who  and  what  manner  of  woman  this 
is  that  toucheth  him:  for  she  is  a  sinner.  40 And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him, 
Simon,  I  have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith,  Master,  say  on.  41  There 
was  a  certain  creditor  which  had  two  debtors  :  the  one  owed  five  hundred  pence,  and 
the  other  fifty.  42  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay,  he  frankly  forgave  them  both. 


38 


THE  BLIND  AND  DUMB  MAN  HEALED. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Luke  yii.  36 — 50. 


Tell  me  therefore,  which  of  them  will  love  him  most?  43 Simon  answered  and  said, 
I  suppose  that  he,  to  whom  he  forgave  most.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast 
rightly  judged.  44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman,  and  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou 
this  woman  ?  I  entered  into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet :  hut 
she  hath  washed  my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  the  hairs  of  her  head. 
45  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss  :  hut  this  woman  since  the  time  I  came  in  hath  not  ceased 
to  kiss  my  feet.  46  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint :  but  this  woman  hath 
anointed  my  feet  with  ointment.  47  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins,  which  are 
many,  are  forgiven  ;  for  she  loved  much  :  hut  to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same 
loveth  little.  48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  are  forgiven.  49  And  they  that  sat 
at  meat  with  him  began  to  say  within  themselves,  Who  is  this  that  forgivetli  sins 
also  ?  50  And  he  said  to  the  woman,  Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee  ;  go  in  peace. 

46.  Journey  through  Galilee. 

St.  Luke  viii.  1 — 3. 


And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  went  throughout  every  city  and  village, 
preaching  and  shewing  the  glad  tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God :  and  the  twelve  were 
with  him,  2  and  certain  women,  which  had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infirmities, 
Mary  called  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  went  seven  devils,  3  and  Joanna  the  wife  of 
Chuza  Herod’s  steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others,  which  ministered  unto  him 
of  their  substance. 

47.  Jesus  Healeth  the  Man  that  was  Dumb  and  had  a  Devil. 

St.  Matt.  ix.  32 — 34.  St.  Mark  hi.  22 — 30. 

32  As  they  went  out,  behold,  they 
brought  to  him  a  dumb  man  possessed 
with  a  devil.  33  And  when  the  devil  was 
cast  out,  the  dumb  spake :  and  the  mul¬ 
titudes  marvelled,  saying,  It  was  never  so 

seen  in  Israel.  34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  22  And  the  scribes  which  came  down 
He  casteth  out  devils  through  the  prince  from  Jerusalem  said,  He  hath  Beelzebub, 
of  the  devils.  and  by  the  prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he 

out  devils.  23  And  he  called  them  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  them  in  parables,  How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ?  24  And 
if  a  kingdom  be  divided  against  itself,  that  kingdom  cannot  stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided  against  itself,  that  house  cannot  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against  himself,  and  be  divided,  he  cannot  stand, 
but  hath  an  end.  27  No  man  can  enter  into  a  strong  man’s  house,  and 
spoil  his  goods,  except  he  will  first  bind  the  strong  man ;  and  then  he 
wfill  spoil  his  house.  28  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  sins  shall  be  forgiven 
unto  the  sons  of  men,  and  blasphemies  wherewith  soever  they  shall 
blaspheme  :  29  but  he  that  shall  blaspheme  against  the  Holy  Ghost 
hath  never  forgiveness,  but  is  in  danger  of  eternal  damnation  :  because 
they  said,  He  hath  an  unclean  spirit. 

(St.  Matt.  xii.  22 — 37.)  (St.  Luke  xi.  14—26.) 

48.  He  Sh^weth  who  are  His  Brother,  Sister,  and  Mother. 

St.  Matt.  xii.  46 — 50.  St.  Mark  hi.  31 — 35.  St.  Luke  viii.  19 — 21. 


46  While  he  yet  talked  31  There  came  then  his  19  Then  came  to  him 
to  the  people,  behold,  his  brethren  and  his  mother,  his  mother  and  his  bre- 
mother  and  his  brethren  and,  standing  without,  sent  thren,  and  could  not  come 


A.  D.  28. 


PARABLE  OF  THE  SOWER. 


39 


St.  Matt.  xii.  46—50. 


St.  Mark  hi.  31 — 35. 


St.  Luke  yiii.  19 — 21. 


stood  without,  desiring  to 
speak  with  him.  47  Then 
one  said  unto  him,  Behold, 
thy  mother  and  thy  bre¬ 
thren  stand  without,  desir¬ 
ing  to  speak  with  thee. 
48  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him  that  told  him, 
Who  is  my  mother  ?  and 
who  are  my  brethren?  49  And 
he  stretched  forth  his  hand 
toward  his  disciples,  and 
said.  Behold  my  mother  and 
my  brethren  !  50  For  whoso¬ 
ever  shall  do  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven, 


unto  him,  calling  him.  32 And 
the  multitude  sat  about  him, 
and  they  said  unto  him,  Be¬ 
hold,  thy  mother  and  thy 
brethren  without  seek  for 
thee.  33  And  he  answered 
them,  saying,  Who  is  my 
mother,  or  my  brethren  ? 
34  And  he  looked  round  a- 
bout  on  them  which  sat 


at  him  for  the  press.  20  And 
it  was  told  him  by  certain 
which  said,  Thy  mother  and 
thy  brethren  stand  without, 
desiring  to  see  thee.  21  And 
he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  My  mother  and  my 
brethren  are  these  which 
hear  the  word  of  God,  and 
do  it. 


about  him,  and  said,  Behold 

my  mother  and  my  brethren  !  35  For  whosoever 
shall  do  the  will  of  God,  the  same  is  my  brother, 
and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

the  same  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 


49.  PARABLES. 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  Sower. 

St.  Matt.  xiii.  1 — 9.  St.  Mark  iv.  1—9.  St.  Luke  viii.  4—8. 


The  same  day  went  Je¬ 
sus  out  of  the  house,  and  sat 
by  the  sea  side.  2  And  great 
multitudes  were  gathered  to¬ 
gether  unto  him,  so  that  he 
went  into  a  ship,  and  sat ; 
and  the  whole  multitude 
stood  on  the  shore.  3  And 
he  spake  many  things  un¬ 
to  them  in  parables,  say¬ 
ing, 

Behold,  a  sower  went 
forth  to  sow ;  4and  when  he 
sowed,  some  seeds  fell  by 
the  way  side,  and  the  fowls 
came  and  devoured  them 
up  :  5  some  fell  upon  stony 
places,  where  they  had  not 
much  earth  :  and  forthwith 
they  sprung  up,  because 
they  had  no  deepness  of 
earth :  6  and  when  the  sun 
was  up,  they  were  scorched ; 
and  because  they  had  no 
root,  they  withered  away. 
7  And  some  fell  among 
thorns  ;  and  the  thorns 
sprung  up,  and  choked 
them:  8  but  other  fell  into 
good  ground,  and  brought 
forth  fruit,  some  an  hun¬ 
dredfold,  some  sixtyfold, 
some  thirtyfold.  9  Who  hath 
ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 


And  he  began  again  to 
teach  by  the  sea  side  :  and 
there  was  gathered  unto  him 
a  great  multitude,  so  that 
he  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
sat  in  the  sea ;  and  the  whole 
multitude  was  by  the  sea  on 
the  land.  2  And  he  taught 
them  many  things  by  para¬ 
bles,  and  said  unto  them  in 
his  doctrine,  3Heai’ken; 

Behold,  there  went  out  a 
sower  to  sow :  4  and  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  sowed,  some 
fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  came  and  devoured  it  up. 
5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground, 
where  it  had  not  much  earth ;  and 
immediately  it  sprang  up,  because 
it  had  no  depth  of  earth  :  6  but 
when  the  sun  was  up,  it  was  scorch¬ 
ed  ;  and  because  it  had  no  root, 
it  withered  away.  7  And  some  fell 
among  thorns,  and  the  thorns  grew 
up,  and  choked  it,  and  it  yielded 
no  fruit.  8  And  other  fell  on  good 
ground,  and  did  yield  fruit  that 
sprang  up  and  increased  ;  and 
brought  forth,  some  thirty,  and 
some  sixty,  and  some  an  hun¬ 
dred.  9  And  he  said 
unto  them,  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let 


4  And  when  much  peo¬ 
ple  were  gathered  together, 
and  were  come  to  him  out 
of  every  city,  he  spake  by 
a  parable  : 


him  hear. 


5  A  sower  went  out  to 
sow  his  seed  :  and  as  he 
sowed,  some  fell  by 
the  way  side  ;  and  it 
was  trodden  down, 
and  the  fowls  of  the 
air  devoured  it.  6  And 
some  fell  upon  a 
rock  ;  and  as  soon  as 
it  was  sprung  up,  it 
withered  away,  be¬ 
cause  it  lacked  mois¬ 
ture.  7 And  some  fell 
among  thorns ;  and 
the  thorns  sprang  up 
with  it,  and  choked 
it.  8  And  other  fell 
on  good  ground,  and 
sprang  up,  and  bare 
fruit  an  hundredfold. 
And  when  he  had  said  these  things, 
he  cried,  He  that  bath  ears  to  hear. 


let  him  hear. 


40 


PABABLE  OF  TEE  SO  WEB. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  xiii.  10 — 23. 


St.  Mark  iv.  10 — 20. 


St.  Luke  yiii.  9 — 15. 


10  And  when  he  was  alone, 
they  that  were  about  him 
with  the  twelve  asked  of 
him  the  parable.  11  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Unto  you  it 
is  given  to  know  the  mys¬ 
tery  of  the  kingdom  of  God : 
but  unto  them  that  are  with¬ 
out,  all  these  things  are  done 
in  parables  :  12  that  seeing 
they  may  see,  and  not  per¬ 
ceive  ;  and  hearing  they  may 
hear,  and  not  understand ; 
lest  at  any  time  they  should 
be  converted,  and  their  sins 
should  be  forgiven  them. 


10  And  the  disciples  came, 
and  said  unto  him,  Why 
speakest  thou  unto  them  in 
parables  ?  11  He  answered 

and  said  unto  them,  Because 
it  is  given  unto  you  to  know 
the  mysteries  of  the  king¬ 
dom  of  heaven,  but  to  them 
it  is  not  given.  12  For  whoso¬ 
ever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given,  and  he  shall  have 
more  abundance :  but  whoso¬ 
ever  hath  not,  from  him 
shall  be  taken  away  even 
that  he  hath.  13  Therefore 
speak  I  to  them  in  parables : 
because  they  seeing  see  not ; 
and  hearing  they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  understand.  14  And  in  them 
is  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Esaias,  which  saith,  By  hearing  ye  shall 
hear,  and  shall  not  understand;  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and 
shall  not  perceive:  15for  this  people’s  heart  is  wmxed  gross, 
and  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  they  have 
closed;  lest  at  any  time  they  should  see  with  their  eyes, 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  understand  writh  their 
heart,  and  should  be  converted,  and  I  should  heal  them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see :  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  many  prophets  and  righteous  men 
have  desired  to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them  ; 
and  to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them, 

Know  ye  not  this  parable  ? 
and  how  then  will  ye  know 
all  parables  ?  14  The  sower 
soweth  the  word.  15  And 
these  are  they  by  the  way 
side,  where  the  word  is  sown; 
but  when  they  have  heard, 

Satan  cometh  immediately, 
and  taketh  away  the  word 
that  was  sown  in  their  hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  like¬ 
wise  which  are  sown  on  stony 
ground  ;  who,  when  they 
have  heard  the  word,  imme¬ 
diately  receive  it  with  glad¬ 
ness  ;  17  and  have  no  root 
in  themselves,  and  so  en-  fall  away, 
dure  but  for  a  time  :  after¬ 
ward,  when  affliction  or 
persecution  ariseth  for  the 
word’s  sake,  immediately 
they  are  offended.  18  And 
these  are  they  which  are 
sown  among  thorns ;  such 
as  hear  the  word, 19  and  the 
cares  of  this  world,  and  the 


9  And  his  disciples  asked 
him,  saying,  What  might  this 
parable  be?  10 And  he  said, 
Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  God :  but  to 
others  in  parables ;  that  see¬ 
ing  they  might  not  see,  and 
hearing  they  might  not  un¬ 
derstand. 


18  Hear  ye  therefore  the 
parable  of  the  sower. 4  9 When 
any  one  heareth  the  word 
of  the  kingdom,  and  under  - 
standeth  it  not,  then  com¬ 
eth  the  wicked  one,  and 
catcheth  away  that  which 
was  sown  in  his  heart.  This 
is  he  which  received  seed 
by  the  way  side.  20  But  he 
that  received  the  seed  into 
stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and 
anon  with  joy  receiveth  it ; 
21  yet  hath  he  not  root  in 
himself,  but  dureth  for  a 
while :  for  when  tribulation 
or  persecution  ariseth  be¬ 
cause  of  the  word,  by  and 
by  he  is  offended.  22  He  also 
that  received  seed  among  the 
thorns  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word  ;  and  the  care  of 
this  world,  and  the  deceit- 


11  Now  the  para¬ 
ble  is  this  :  The  seed  is  the 
word  of  God.  12  Those  by 
the  way  side  are  they  that 
hear ;  then  cometh  the  devil, 
and  taketh  away  the  word 
out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they 
should  believe  and  be  saved. 
13  They  on  the  rock  are  they, 
which,  when  they  hear,  re¬ 
ceive  the  word  with  joy ; 
and  these  have  no  root, 
which  for  a  while  believe, 
and  in  time  of  temptation 


14  And  that  which 
fell  among  thorns  are  they, 
which,  when  they  have  heard, 


A.  D.  28. 


PARABLES. 


41 


St.  Matt.  xiii.  18 — 23. 


fulness  of  riches,  choke  the 
word,  and  he  becometh  un¬ 
fruitful.  23  But  he  that  re¬ 
ceived  seed  into  the  good 
ground  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  understand- 
eth  it;  which  also  beareth 
fruit,  and  bringeth  forth, 
some  an  hundredfold,  some 
sixty,  some  thirty. 


St.  Mark  iv.  13—20. 


deceitfulness  of  riches,  and 
the  lusts  of  other  things  en¬ 
tering  in,  choke  the  word, 
and  it  becometh  unfruitful. 
20  And  these  are  they  which 
are  sown  on  good  ground ; 
such  as  hear  the  word,  and 
receive  it,  and  bring  forth 
fruit,  some  thirtyfold,  some 
sixty,  and  some  an  hundred. 


St.  Luke  viii.  11 — 15. 


go  forth,  and  are  choked 
with  cares  and  riches  and 
pleasures  of  this  life,  and 
bring  -no  fruit  to  perfection. 
15  But  that  on  the  good 
ground  are  they,  which  in 
an  honest  and  good  heart, 
having  heard  the  word,  keep 
it,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with 
patience. 


(b)  The  Parable  of  a  Candle  under  a  Bushel. 

St.  Mark  iv.  21 — 25.  St.  Luke  viii.  16 — 18. 


21  And  he  said  unto  them,  Is  a  candle 
brought  to  be  put  under  a  bushel,  or  under 
a  bed  ?  and  not  to  be  set  on  a  candlestick  ? 

22  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  which  shall  not 
be  manifested  ;  neither  was  any  thing  kept 
secret,  but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear.  24  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed 
what  ye  hear :  with  what  measure  ye  mete, 
it  shall  be  measured  to  you  :  and  unto  you 
that  hear  shall  more  be  given.  25  For  he 
that  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given :  and  he 
that  hath  not, from  him  shall  betaken  even 
that  which  he  hath. 


16  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a 
candle,  covereth  it  with  a  vessel,  or  put- 
teth  it  under  a  bed ;  but  setteth  it  on  a 
candlestick,  that  they  which  enter  in  may 
see  the  light.  17  For  nothing  is  secret,  that 
shall  not  be  made  manifest ;  neither  any 
thing  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known  and 
come  abroad.  18  Take  heed  therefore  how 
ye  hear  :  for  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall 
be  given  ;  and  whosoever  hath  not,  from 
him  shall  be  taken  even  that  which  he 
seemetli  to  have. 


(c)  The  Parable  of  the  Seed  growing  secretly. 

St.  Mark  iv.  26—29. 


26  And  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast  seed  into  the 
ground  ;  27  and  should  sleep,  and  rise  night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  and 
glow  up,  he  knoweth  not  how.  28 For  the  earth  bringeth  forth  fruit  of  herself;  first 
the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after  that  the  full  corn  in  the  ear.  29  But  when  the  fruit  is 
brought  forth,  immediately  he  puttetli  in  the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is  come. 


(d)  The  Parable  of  the  Wheat  and  Tares. 

St.  Matt.  xiii.  24 — 30. 


24  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field:  25 but  while  men  slept,  his 
enemy  came  and  sowed  tares  among  the  wheat,  and  went  his  way.  26  But  when  the 
blade  was  sprung  up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also.  27  So 
the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and  said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow 
good  seed  in  thy  field?  from  whence  then  hath  it  tares?  28 He  said  unto  them,  An 
enemy  hath  done  this.  The  servants  said  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go  and 


42 


PARABLES. 


A.  D.  28 


St.  Matt.  xiii.  24 — 30. 


gather  them  up?  29 But  he  said,  Nay;  lest  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up 
also  the  wheat  with  them.  30  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  harvest :  and  in  the 
time  of  harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers,  Gather  ye  together  first  the  tares,  and  hind 
them  in  bundles  to  burn  them :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 


(e)  The  Parable  of  the  Mustard  Seed. 


St.  Matt.  xiii.  31,  32. 


31  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  to  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a 
man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field:  32 which 
indeed  is  the  least  of  all  seeds :  but  when 
it  is  grown,  it  is  the  greatest  among  herbs, 
and  becometh  a  tree,  so  that  the  birds  of 
the  air  come  and  lodge  in  the  branches 
thereof. 


St.  Mark  iv.  30—32. 


30  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we 
liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  or  with  what 
comparison  shall  we  compare  it  ?  31  It  is 
like  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which,  when 
it  is  sown  in  the  earth,  is  less  than  all  the 
seeds  that  be  in  the  earth :  32  but  when 
it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up,  and  becometh 
greater  than  all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out 
great  branches  ;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the 
air  may  lodge  under  the  shadow  of  it. 


(St.  Luke  xiii.  18,  19.) 

(/)  The  Parable  of  the  Leaven. 

St.  Matt.  xiii.  33. 


33  Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them  ;  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
leaven,  which  a  woman  took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole  was 
leavened. 


(St.  Luke  xiii.  20,  21.) 


(i g )  Explanation  of  the  Parable  of  the  Wheat  and  Tares;  the 
Parables  of  the  Hid  Treasure,  the  Pearl,  and  the  Draw-net. 

St.  Matt.  xiii.  34,  35.  St.  Mark  iv.  33,  34. 


34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto 
the  multitude  in  parables  ;  and  without  a 
parable  spake  he  not  unto  them:  35  that 
it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken 
by  the  prophet,  saying,  I  will  open 
my  mouth  in  parables;  I  will  utter 
things  which  have  been  kept  secret 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 


33  And  with  many  such  parables  spake 
he  the  word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able 
to  hear  it.  34  But  without  a  parable  spake 
he  not  unto  them :  and  when  they  were 
alone,  he  expounded  all  things  to  his  dis¬ 
ciples. 


St.  Matt.  xiii.  36 — 53. 


36 Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away,  and  went  into  the  house:  and  his  disciples 
came  unto  him,  saying,  Declare  unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field.  37  He 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  He  that  soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man  ; 
38  the  field  is  the  world ;  the  good  seed  are  the  children  of  the  kingdom  ;  but  the 
tares  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  one ;  39 the  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil; 
the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world  ;  and  the  reapers  are  the  angels.  40  As  therefore 


A.  D.  28 


CHRIST  STILLETH  THE  TEMPEST , 


43 


St.  Matt.  xiij.  36—53. 


the  tares  are  gathered  and  burned  in  the  fire  ;  so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this  world.  41  The 
Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his  angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
things  that  offend,  and  them  which  do  iniquity ;  42  and  shall  cast  them  into  a  furnace  of 
fire :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine 
forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father.  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

^Agaiu,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  treasure  hid  in  a  field;  the  which 
when  a  man  hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy  thereof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he 
hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

45  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  merchant  man,  seeking  goodly 
pearls :  46  who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl  of  great  price,  went  and  sold  all  that 
lie  had,  and  bought  it. 

47  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and 
gathered  of  every  kind  :  48  which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and 
gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the  bad  away.  49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the 
world:  the  angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from  among  the  just,  50 and 
shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  understood  all  these  things  ?  They  say  unto  him, 
Yea,  Lord.  52  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Therefore  every  scribe  ivhich  is  instructed 
unto  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  an  householder,  which  bringeth 
forth  out  of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

53  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had  finished  these  parables,  he  departed 
thence. 

50.  Christ  stilleth  the  Tempest  on  the  Sea. 

St.  Matt.  viii.  18.  &  St.  Mark  iv.  35—41.  St.  Luke  viir.  22—25. 

ver.  23 — 27.  _ _  _ 


18  Now  when  Jesus  saw 
great  multitudes  about  him, 
he  gave  commandment  to 
depart  unto  the  other  side. 

23  And  when  he  was  enter¬ 
ed  into  a  ship,  his  disciples 
followed  him.  24  And,  be¬ 
hold,  there  arose  a  great 
tempest  in  the  sea,  inso¬ 
much  that  the  ship  was 
covered  with  the  waves :  but 
he  was  asleep.  25  And  his 
disciples  came  to  him,  and 
awoke  him,  saying,  Lord, 
save  us  :  we  jDerish.  26  And 
he  saith  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  fearful,  0  ye  of  little 
faith  ?  Then  he  arose,  and 
rebuked  the  winds  and  the 
sea  ;  and  there  was  a  great 
calm.  27  But  the  men  mar¬ 
velled,  saying,  What  manner 
of  man  is  this,  that  even 
the  winds  and  the  sea  obey 
him  ! 


35  A xd  the  same  day, 
when  the  even  was  come, 
he  saith  unto  them,  Let  us 
pass  over  unto  the  other 
side.  36  And  when  they  had 
sent  away  the  multitude, 
they  took  him  even  as  he 
was  in  the  ship.  And  there 
wrere  also  with  him  other 
little  ships.  37  And  there 
arose  a  great  storm  of  wind, 
and  the  waves  beat  into  the 
ship,  so  that  it  was  now  full. 
38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder 
part  of  the  ship,  asleep  on 
a  pillow :  and  they  awake 
him,  and  say  unto  him,  Mas¬ 
ter,  carest  thou  not  that  w7e 
perish  ?  39  And  he  arose,  and 
rebuked  the  wind,  and  said 
unto  the  sea,  Peace,  be  still. 
And  the  wind  ceased,  and 
there  was  a  great  calm. 
40  And  he  said  unto  them, 


22  Now  it  came  to  pass 
on  a  certain  day,  that  he 
went  into  a  ship  with  his 
disciples  :  and  he  said  unto 
them,  Let  us  go  over  unto 
the  other  side  of  the  lake. 
And  they  launched  forth. 
23  But  as  they  sailed  he 
fell  asleep  :  and  there  came 
down  a  storm  of  wind  on 
the  lake ;  and  they  were 
filled  with  xvater,  and  were 
in  jeopardy.  24  And  they 
came  to  him,  and  awoke 
him,  saying,  Master,  master, 
we  perish.  Then  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  wind  and 
the  raging  of  the  water : 
and  they  ceased,  and  there 
was  a  calm.  26  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Where  is  your 
faith?  And  they  being  a- 
fraid  wondered,  saying  one 
to  another,  What  manner  of 
man  is  this  !  for  he  com- 
mandeth  even  the  winds 
and  water,  and  they  obey 
him. 


Why  are  ye  so  fearful  ?  how 
is  it  that  ye  have  no  faith  ? 
41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and  said  one  to  another, 
What  manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and  the 
sea  obey  him  ? 


44 


C HEIST  CASTETII  OUT  DEVILS. 


A.  D.  28. 


51.  He  healeth  a  Man  with  an  unclean  Spirit. 


St.  Matt.  viii.  28 — 34.  St.  Mark  y.  1 — 20. 


St.  Luke  viii.  26 — 39. 


And  they  came  over  unto 
the  other  side  of  the  sea, 
into  the  country  of  the  Ga- 
darenes.  2  And  when  he  was 
come  out  of  the  ship,  im¬ 
mediately  there  met  him 
out  of  the  tombs  a  man 
with  an  unclean  spirit,  3  who 
had  his  dwelling  among  the 
tombs  ;  and  no  man  could 
bind  him,  no,  not  with 
chains  :  4  because  that  he 
had  been  often  bound  with 
fetters  and  chains,  and  the 
chains  had  been  plucked 
asunder  by  him,  and  the 
fetters  broken  in  pieces : 
neither  could  any  man  tame 
him.  5  And  always,  night 
and  day,  he  was  in  the 
mountains,  and  in  the  tombs, 
crying,  and  cutting  himself 
with  stones.  6  But  when  he 
saw  Jesus  afar  off,  he  ran 
and  worshipped  him,  7  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and 
said,  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son 
of  the  most  high  God?  I 
adjure  thee  by  God,  that 
thou  torment  me  not.  8  For 
he  said  unto  him,  Come  out 
of  the  man,  thou  unclean 
spirit.  9  And  he  asked  him, 
Wliat  is  thy  name?  And 
he  answered,  saying,  My 
name  is  Legion  :  for  we  are 
many.  10  And  he  besought 
him  much  that  he  would 
not  send  them  away  out  of 
the  country.  11  Now  there  was  there  nigh  unto  the 
mountains  a  great  herd  of  swine  feeding.  12  And 
all  the  devils  besought  him,  saying,  Send  us  into 
the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into  them.  13  And 
forthwith  J esus  gave  them  leave.  And  the  unclean 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered  into  the  swine :  and 
the  herd  ran  violently  down  a  steep  place  into  the 
sea,  (they  were  about  two  thousand ;)  and  were 
choked  in  the  sea.  14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine 
fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and  in  the  country. 
And  they  went  out  to  see  what  it  was  that  was 
done.  15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  see  him 


28  And  when  he  was  come 
to  the  other  side  into  the 
country  of  the  Gergesenes, 
there  met  him  two  pos¬ 
sessed  with  devils,  coming 
out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding 
fierce,  so  that  no  man  might 
pass  by  that  way.  29  And, 
behold,  they  cried  out,  say¬ 
ing,  What  have'  we  to  do 
with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son 
of  God?  art  thou  come  hi¬ 
ther  to  torment  us  before 
the  time  ?  30  And  there  was 
a  good  way  off  from  them 
an  herd  of  many  swine  feed¬ 
ing.  31  So  the  devils  besought 
him,  saying,  If  thou  cast  us 
out,  suffer  us  to  go  away  in¬ 
to  the  herd  of  swine.  32  And 
he  said  unto  them,  Go.  And 
when  they  were  come  out, 
they  went  into  the  herd 
of  swine :  and,  behold,  the 
whole  herd  of  swine  ran 
violently  down  a  steep  place 
into  the  sea,  and  perished 
in  the  waters.  33  And  they 
that  kept  them  fled,  and 
went  their  ways  into  the 
city,  and  told  every  thing, 
and  what  was  befallen  to 
the  possessed  of  the  devils. 
34  And,  behold,  the  whole 
city  came  out  to  meet  Je¬ 
sus  :  and  when  they  saw 
him,  they  besought  him 
that  he  would  depart  out 
of  their  coasts. 


26  And  they  arrived  at 
the  country  of  the  Gada- 
renes,  which  is  over  against 
Galilee.  27  And  when  he 
went  forth  to  land,  there 
met  him  out  of  the  city 
a  certain  man,  which  had 
devils  long  time,  and  ware 
no  clothes,  neither  abode  in 
any  house,  but  in  the  tombs. 
28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he 
cried  out,  and  fell  down  be¬ 
fore  him,  and  with  a  loud 
voice  said,  What  have  I  to 
do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  God  most  high?  I 
beseech  thee,  torment  me 
not.  29  (For  he  had  com¬ 
manded  the  unclean  spirit 
to  come  out  of  the  man. 
For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him :  and  he  was  kept  bound 
with  chains  and  in  fetters  ; 
and  he  brake  the  bands,  and 
was  driven  of  the  devil  into 
the  wilderness.)  30  And  Je¬ 
sus  asked  him,  saying,  What 
is  thy  name  ?  And  he  said, 
Legion :  because  many  de¬ 
vils  were  entered  into  him. 
31  And  they  besought  him 
that  he  would  not  command 
them  to  go  out  into  the 
deep.  32  And  there  was  there 
an  herd  of  many  swine  feed¬ 
ing  on  the  mountain :  and 
they  besought  him  that  he 
would  suffer  them  to  enter 
into  them.  And  he  suffered 
them.  33  Then  went  the  de¬ 
vils  out  of  the  man,  and 
entered  into  the  swine :  and 
the  herd  ran  violently  down 
a  steep  place  into  the  lake, 
and  were  choked.  34  When 
they  that  fed  them  saw  what 
was  done,  they  fled,  and 
went  and  told  it  in  the  city 
and  in  the  country.  35  Then 
they  went  out  to  see  what 
was  done  ;  and  came  to  Je¬ 
sus,  and  found  the  man,  out 


A.  D.  28. 


TIE  IIEALETH  TEE  DISEASED  WOMAN. 


45 


St.  Matt.  yiii.  28 — 34.  St.  Mark  v.  1 — 20. 


St.  Luke  yiii.  26 — 39. 


that  was  possessed  with  the  devil,  and  had  the 
legion,  sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in  his  right  mind  : 
and  they  were  afraid.  16  And  they  that  saw  it  told 
them  how  it  befell  to  him  that  was  possessed  with 
the  devil,  and  also  concerning  the  swine.  17  And 
they  began  to  pray  him  to  depart  out  of  their 
coasts.  18  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  ship, 
he  that  had  been  possessed  with  the  devil  prayed 
him  that  he  might  be  with  him.  19  Howbeit  Jesus 
suffei'ed  him  not,  but  saitli  unto  him,  Go  home 
to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great  things 
the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  com¬ 
passion  on  thee.  20  And  he  departed,  and  began  to 
publish  in  Decapolis  how  great  things  Jesus  had 
done  for  him  :  and  all  men  did  marvel. 


of  whom  the  devils  were 
departed,  sitting  at  the  feet 
of  Jesus,  clothed,  and  in  his 
right  mind :  and  they  were 
afraid.  36  They  also  which 
saw  it  told  them  by  what 
means^he  that  was  possess¬ 
ed  of  £he  devils  was  healed. 
37  Then  the  whole  multitude 
of  the  country  of  the  Gada- 
renes  round  about  besought 
him  to  depart  from  them  ; 
for  they  were  taken  with 
great  fear  :  and  he  went  up 
into  the  ship,  and  returned 
back  again.  38  Now  the  man 
out  of  whom  the  devils  were  departed  besought  him  that  he  might 
be  with  him:  but  Jesus  sent  him  away,  saying,  39  Return  to  thine 
own  house,  and  shew  how  great  things  God  hath  done  unto  thee. 
And  he  went  his  way,  and  published  throughout  the  whole  city  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  unto  him. 


52.  He  healeth 


St.  Matt.  ix.  18 — 26. 


13 . 

. behold, 

thei'e  came  a  certain  ruler, 
and  worshipped  him,  say¬ 
ing,  My  daughter  is  even 
now  dead :  but  come  and 
lay  thy  hand  upon  her,  and 
she  shall  live.  19  And  Jesus 
arose,  and  followed  him,  and 
so  did  his  disciples. 


20  And,  behold,  a  woman, 
which  was  diseased  with  an 
issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 
came  behind  him,  and  touch¬ 
ed  the  hem  of  his  garment : 
21  for  she  said  within  her¬ 
self,  If  I  may  but  touch 
his  garment,  I  shall  be 


the  Woman,  and  Raiseth  from  death 
Jainis’  Daughter. 

St.  Mark  v.  21—43.  St.  Luke  yiii.  40—56. 


21  And  when  Jesus  was 
passed  over  again  by  ship 
unto  the  other  side,  much 
people  gathered  unto  him : 
and  he  was  nigh  unto  the 
sea.  22  And,  behold,  there 
cometh  one  of  the  rulers  of 
the  synagogue,  Jairus  by 
name ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  fell  at  his  feet,  23 and 
besought  him  greatly,  say¬ 
ing,  My  little  daughter  lieth 
at  the  point  of  death  :  / 
pray  thee,  come  and  lay  thy 
hands  on  her,  that  she  may 
be  healed ;  and  she  shall 
live.  24  And  Jesus  went  with 
him  ;  and  much  people  fol¬ 
lowed  him,  and  thronged 
him. 

25  And  a  certain  woman, 
which  had  an  issue  of 
blood  twelve  years,  23  and 
had  suffered  many  things  of 
many  physicians,  and  had 
spent  all  that  she  had,  and 
was  nothing  bettered,  but 
rather  grew  worse,  27  when 


40  And  it  came  to  jiass, 
that,  when  Jesus  was  return¬ 
ed,  the  people  gladly  receiv¬ 
ed  him  :  for  they  were  all 
waiting  for  him.  41  And,  be¬ 
hold,  there  came  a  man  nam¬ 
ed  Jairus,  and  he  was  a  ruler 
of  the  synagogue :  and  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus’  feet,  and 
besought  him  that  he  would 
come  into  his  house  :  42  for 
he  had  one  only  daughter, 
about  twelve  years  of  age, 
and  she  lay  a  dying.  But  as 
he  went  the  people  thronged 
him. 


43  And  a  woman  having 
an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  which  had  spent  all 
her  living  upon  physicians, 
neither  could  be  healed  of 
any,  44  came  behind  him, 
and  touched  the  border  of 
his  garment :  and  iirne- 


AG 


CHRIST  RAISETH  JAIRUS ’  DAUGHTER. 


A.  D.  28. 


_ . _ _ _ -a - 

St.  Matt.  ix.  18 — 26.  St.  Mark  v.  21 — 43. 


St.  Luke  viii.  40 — 56. 


whole.  22  But  Jesus  turned 
him  about,  and  when  he 
sawT  her,  he  said,  Daughter, 
be  of  good  comfort ;  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 
And  the  woman  was  made 
whole  from  that  hour. 


she  had  heard  of  Jesus,  came 
in  the  press  behind,  and 
touched  his  garment.  28  For 
she  said,  If  I  may  touch  but 
his  clothes,  I  shall  be  whole. 
29  And  straightway  the  foun¬ 
tain  of  her  blood  was  dried 
up ;  and  she  felt  in  her 
body  that  she  was  healed  of  that  plague.  30  And 
Jesus,  immediately  knowing  in  himself  that  virtue 
had  gone  out  of  him,  turned  him  about  in  the  press, 
and  said,  Who  touched  my  clothes  ?  31  And  his 
disciples  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest  the  multitude 
thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou,  Who  touched  me  ? 
32  And  he  looked  round  about  to  see  her  that  had 
done  this  thing.  33  But  the  woman  fearing  and 
trembling,  knowing  what  was  done  in  her,  came 
and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told  him  all  the 
truth.  34  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole ;  go  in  peace,  and  be  whole 
of  thy  plague. 


35  While  he  yet  spake,  there  came  from  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue’s  house  certain  which  said,  Thy 
daughter  is  dead  :  why  troublest  thou  the  Master 
any  further?  36 As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the  word 
that  was  spoken,  he  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  Be  not  afraid,  only  believe.  37  And  he 
suffered  no  man  to  follow  him,  save  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John  the  brother  of  James. 

23And  when  Jesus  came  into  38  And  he  cometh  to  the 
the  ruler’s  house,  and  saw  the  house  of  the  ruler  of  the 
minstrels  and  the  people  synagogue,  and  seeth  the 
making  a  noise,  24  he  said  tumult,  and  them  that  wept 
unto  them,  Give  place  :  for  and  wailed  greatly.  39  And 
the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  when  he  was  come  in,  he 


sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn.  25  But  when 
the  people  were  put  forth, 
he  went  in,  and  took  her 
by  the  hand,  and  the  maid 
arose.  26  And  the  fame  here¬ 
of  went  abroad  into  all  that 
land. 


saith  unto  them,  Why  make 
ye  this  ado,  and  weep?  the 
damsel  is  not  dead,  but 
sleepeth.  40 And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn.  But  when  he 
had  put  them  all  out,  he 
taketh  the  father  and  the 
mother  of  the  damsel,  and 
them  that  were  with  him,  and  entereth  in  where 
the  damsel  was  lying.  41  And  he  took  the  damsel 
by  the  hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Talitha  cumi ; 
which  is,  being  interpreted,  Damsel,  I  say  unto 
thee,  arise.  42  And  straightway  the  damsel  arose, 
and  walked  ;  for  she  was  of  the  age  of  twelve 
years.  And  they  were  astonished  with  a  great 
astonishment.  43  And  he  charged  them  straitly 
that  no  man  should  know  it ;  and  commanded 
that  something  should  be  given  her  to  eat. 


diately  her  issue  of  blood 
stanched.  45  And  Jesus  said, 
Who  touched  me?  When 
all  denied,  Peter  and  they 
that  were  with  him  said, 
Master,  the  multitude  throng 
thee  and  press  thee,  and 
sayest  thou,  Who  touched 
me  ?  46  And  Jesus  said,  Some¬ 
body  hath  touched  me :  for 
I  perceive  that  virtue  is 
gone  out  of  me.  47  And 
when  the  woman  saw  that 
she  was  not  hid,  she  came 
trembling,  and  falling  down 
before  him,  she  declared  un¬ 
to  him  before  all  the  peo¬ 
ple  for  what  cause  she  had 
touched  him,  and  how  she 
was  healed  immediately. 
48  And  he  said  unto  her, 
Daughter,  be  of  good  com¬ 
fort  :  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole  ;  go  in  peace. 

49  While  he  yet  spake,  there 
cometh  one  from  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue’s  house, 
saying  to  him,  Thy  daugh¬ 
ter  is  dead ;  trouble  not  the 
Master.  50  But  when  Jesus 
heard  it,  he  answered  him, 
saying,  Fear  not :  believe 
only,  and  she  shall  be  made 
whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into 
the  house,  he  suffered  no 
man  to  go  in,  save  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and 
the  father  and  the  mother 
of  the  maiden.  52  And  all 
wept,  and  bewailed  her :  but 
he  said,  Weep  not;  she  is  not 
dead,  but  sleepeth.  53  And 
they  laughed  him  to  scorn, 
knowing  that  she  was  dead. 
54  And  he  put  them  all  out, 
and  took  her  by  the  hand, 
and  called,  saying,  Maid, 
arise.  55  And  her  spirit  came 
again,  and  she  arose  straight¬ 
way  :  and  he  commanded  to 
give  her  meat.  56  And  her 
parents  were  astonished:  but 
lie  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  what  was 
done. 


A.  X>.  28. 


THE  TWELVE  APOSTLES  SENT  OUT . 


(Mr  \ 


He  Healeth.  two  Blind.  Men. 

St.  Matt.  ix.  27 — 31. 


27  And  when  Jesus  departed  thence,  two  blind  men  followed  him,  crying,  and 
saying,  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  us.  28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him:  and  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Believe  ye  that  I 
am  able  to  do  this?  They  said  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord.  29 Then  touched  he  their  eyes, 
saying,  According  to  your  faith  be  it  unto  you.  30  And  their  eyes  were  opened  ;  and  ^ 
Jesus  straitly  charged  them,  saying,  See  that  no  man  know  it.  31  But  they,  when 
they  were  departed,  spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 


53.  Christ  is  contemned  of  His  own  Countrymen. 

St.  Matt.  xiii.  54 — 58.  St.  Mark  vi.  1 — 6. 


54  And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own 
country,  he  taught  them  in  their  synagogue, 
insomuch  that  they  were  astonished,  and 
said,  Whence  hath  this  man  this  wisdom, 
and  these  mighty  works  ?  55  Is  not  this  the 
carpenter’s  son?  is  not  his  mother  called 
Mary  ?  and  his  brethren,  James,  and  Joses, 
and  Simon,  and  Judas?  56 And  his  sisters, 
are  they  not  all  with  us?  Whence  then  hath 
this  man  all  these  things  ?  57 And  they  were 
offended  in  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
A  prophet  is  not  without  houour,  save  in 
his  own  country,  and  in  his  own  house. 
58  And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works  there 
because  of  their  unbelief. 


And  he  went  out  from  thence,  and  came 
into  his  own  country ;  and  his  disciples  fol¬ 
low  him.  2  And  when  the  sabbath  day 
was  come,  he  began  to  teach  in  the  syna¬ 
gogue  :  and  many  hearing  him  were  as¬ 
tonished,  saying,  From  whence  hath  this 
man  these  things?  and  what  wisdom  is  this 
which  is  given  unto  him,  that  even  such 
mighty  works  are  wrought  by  his  hands  ? 
3Isnot  this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of  Mary, 
the  brother  of  James,  and  Joses,  and  of 
Juda,  and  Simon?  and  are  not  his  sisters 
here  with  us  ?  And  they  were  offended  at 
him.  4But  J esus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet 
is  not  without  honour,  but  in  his  own  coun¬ 


try,  and  among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own 
house.  5  And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
a  few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them.  6  And  he  marvelled  because  of  their  unbelief. 


St.  Matt.  ix.  35—38. 


St.  Mark  vi.  6  (b). 


35  And  Jesus  went  about  6  (b)  And  he  went  round 
all  the  cities  and  villages,  about  the  villages,  teaching, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues, 

and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  every  sickness  and  every 
disease  among  the  people.  36  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved 
with  compassion  on  them,  because  they  fainted,  and  were  scattered  abroad,  as 
sheep  having  no  shepherd.  37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples,  The  harvest 
truly  is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few  ;  38  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord 
of  the  harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest. 


54.  Christ  sendeth  out  His  Twelve  Apostles. 


St.  Matt.  x.  1,  5 — 42. 


And  when  he  had  call¬ 
ed  unto  him  his  twelve  dis¬ 
ciples,  he  gave  them  power 
against  unclean  spirits,  to 
cast  them  out,  and  to  heal 
all  manner  of  sickness  and 
all  manner  of  disease. 

5  These  twelve  Jesus  sent 
forth,  and  commanded  them, 


St.  Mark  vi.  7—11. 


7  And  he  called  unto 
him  the  twelve,  and  began 
to  send  them  forth  by  two 
and  two ;  and  gave  them 
)ower  over  unclean  spirits ; 
and  commanded  them  that 
they  should  take  nothing 
for  their  journey,  save  a 
staff  only ;  no  scrip,  no 


St.  Luke  ix.  1 — 5. 


Then  he  called  his  twelve 
disciples  together,  and  gave 
them  power  and  authority 
over  all  devils,  and  to  cure 
diseases.  2  And  he  sent  them 
to  preach  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  to  heal  the  sick. 
3  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Take  nothing  for  your  jour- 


48 


THE  TWELVE  APOSTLES  SENT  OUT. 


A.  D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  x.  1,  5 — 42. 


St.  Mark  vi.  7 — 11. 


St.  Luke  ix.  1 — 5. 


saying,  Go  not  into  the  way 
of  the  Gentiles,  and  into 
any  city  of  the  Samaritans 
enter  ye  not :  6  but  go  ra¬ 
ther  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  7  And  as 
ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 


bread,  no  money  in  their 
purse :  9  but  be  shod  with 
sandals ;  and  not  put  on 
two  coats.  10  And  he  said 
unto  them,  In  what  place 
soever  ye  enter  into  an 
house,  there  abide  till  ye 
depart  from  that  place. 
11  And  whosoever  shall  not 
receive  you,  nor  hear  you, 
when  ye  depart  thence, 
shake  off  the  dust  under 
your  feet  for  a  testimony 
against  them.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  It  shall  be  more 
tolerable  for  Sodom  and 
Gomorrha  in  the  day  of  judg¬ 
ment,  than  for  that  city. 


hand.  8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse 
the  lepers,  raise  the  dead, 
cast  out  devils  :  freely  ye 
have  received,  freely  give. 

9  Provide  neither  gold,  nor 
silver,  nor  brass  in  your 
purses,  10  nor  scrip  for  your 
journey,  neither  two  coats, 
neither  shoes, nor  yet  staves : 
for  the  workman  is  worthy 
of  his  meat.  11  And  into 
whatsoever  city  or  town  ye  shall  enter,  enquire  who  in  it  is  worthy; 
and  there  abide  till  ye  go  thence.  12  And  when  ye  come  into  an 
house,  salute  it.  13  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace 
come  upon  it :  but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace  return  to 
you.  14  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you,  nor  hear  your  words, 
when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house  or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of  your 
feet.  15  Verily  I  say  unto  you,, It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrha  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

16  BefTold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves  :  be  ye 
therefore  wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves.  17  But  beware  of 
men :  for  they  will  deliver  you  up  to  the  councils,  and  they  will 
scourge  you  in  their  synagogues  ;  18  and  ye  shall  be  brought  before 
governors  and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them  and 
the  Gentiles.  19  But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought  how 
or  what  ye  shall  speak :  for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  same  hour 
what  ye  shall  speak.  20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Spirit 
of  your  Father  which  speaketh  in  you.  21  And  the  brother  shall  deliver 
up  the  brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  child :  and  the  children 
shall  rise  up  against  their  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 
22  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name’s  sake  :  but  he  that 
endureth  to  the  end  shall  be  saved.  23  But  when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  another  :  for  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
not  have  gone  over  the  cities  of  Israel,  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

24  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master,  nor  the  servant  above  his  lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant 
as  his  lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master  of  the  house  Beelzebub, 
hew  much  more  shall  they  call  them  of  his  household  ?  26  Fear  them  not 
therefore :  for  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed ; 
and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,  that 
speak  ye  in  light :  and  what  ye  hear  in  the  ear,  that  preach  ye  upon 
the  housetops. 

28  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the  body,  but  are  not  able  to  kill 
the  soul :  but  rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul 
and  body  in  hell.  29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  farthing  ?  and  one 
of  them  shall  not  fall  on  the  ground  without  your  Father.  30  But  the 
very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  numbered.  31  Fear  ye  not  therefore, 
ye  are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows.  32  Whosoever  therefore  shall 


ney,  neither  staves,  nor  scrip, 
neither  bread,  neither  mo¬ 
ney  ;  neither  have  two  coats 
apiece.  4  And  whatsoever 
house  ye  enter  into,  there 
abide,  and  thence  depart. 
5  And  whosoever  will  not 
receive  you,  when  ye  go  out 
of  that  city,  shake  off  the 
very  dust  from  your  feet  for 
a  testimony  against  them. 


Cities  of  Decapolis  are  distinguished,  thus  o 


Stanford's  Geographical  . Establishment . 


Caperncaxm,  to  the-  country  of  the/  Gergas  eneo  and-  ba-ck- 
tf trough  Cocp erruounu  to  ICazareth  tjyos  SO  to  53) 

drcalt  through  Galilee/  towards  Sethoaldn,  back,  to  the  land/ 
of  Ge-nne-sareb  to  Cap erruouaru  lJV°t  51  to  57-) 


A.  D.  28. 


HEROD'S  OPINION  OF  CHRIST. 


49 


St.  Matt.  x.  1,  5 — 42. 


confess  me  before  men,  him  will  I  confess  also  before  my  Father  which 
is  in  heaven.  33  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me  before  men,  him  will 
I  also  deny  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  send  peace  on  earth  :  I  came  not  to 
send  peace,  but  a  sword.  35 For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  variance 
against  his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her  mother, 
and  the  daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law.  36 And  a 
man’s  foes  shall  be  they  of  his  own  household.  37He  that  loveth 
father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me :  and  he  that  loveth 
son  or  daughter  more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me.  38  And  he  that  tak- 
eth  not  his  cross,  and  followeth  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me.  39  He 
that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it:  and  he  that  loseth  his  life  for  my  sake 
shall  find  it. 

40  He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he  that  receiveth  me 
receiveth  him  that  sent  me.  41  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in  the  name 
of  a  prophet  shall  receive  a  prophet’s  reward  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  a 
righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man  shall  receive  a  righteous 
man’s  reward.  42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of  these 
little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only  in  the  name  of  a  disciple,  verily 
I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward. 

St.  Matt.  xi.  1.  St.  Mark  vi.  12, 13.  St.  Luke  ix.  6. 


And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  Jesus  had  made  an 
end  of  commanding  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  depart¬ 
ed  thence  to  teach  and  to 
preach  in  their  cities. 


12And  they  went  out,  and 
preached  that  men  should 
repent.  13  And  they  cast  out 
many  devils,  and  anointed 
with  oil  many  that  were 
sick,  and  healed  them. 


6  And  they  departed,  and 
went  through  the  towns, 
preaching  the  gospel,  and 
healing  every  where. 


55.  Herod’s  Opinion  of  Christ.— John  Baptist  is  beheaded 

and  buried. 

St.  Matt.  xiv.  1—12.  St.  Mark  vi.  14 — 29.  St.  Luke  ix.  7—9. 


At  that  time  Herod  the 
tetrarch  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Jesus,  2  and  said  unto  his 
servants,  This  is  John  the 
Baptist ;  he  is  risen  from 
the  dead ;  and  therefore 
mighty  works  do  shew  forth 
themselves  in  him. 


14  And  king  Herod  heard 
of  him  ;  (for  his  name  was 
spread  abroad  :)  and  he  said, 
That  John  the  Baptist  was 
risen  from  the  dead,  and 
therefore  mighty  works  do 
shew  forth  themselves  in 
him.  15  Others  said,  That  it 
is  Elias.  And  others  said, 
That  it  is  a  prophet,  or  as 
one  of  the  prophets.  16  But 
when  Herod  heard  thereof, 
he  said,  It  is  John,  whom  I 
beheaded  :  lie  is  risen  from 
the  dead. 


7  Now  Herod  the  tetrarch 
heard  of  all  that  was  done 
by  him :  and  he  was  per¬ 
plexed,  because  that  it  was 
said  of  some,  that  John  was 
risen  from  the  dead ;  8  and 
of  some,  that  Elias  had  ap¬ 
peared  ;  and  of  others,  that 
one  of  the  old  prophets  was 
risen  again.  9  And  Herod 
said,  John  have  I  beheaded : 
but  who  is  this,  of  whom  I 
hear  such  things  ?  And  he 
desired  to  see  him. 


50 


JOHN  BAPTIST  BEHEADED. 


A.D.  28. 


St.  Matt.  xiv.  1 — 12. 


St.  Mark  vi.  14 — 29. 


3  For  Herod  had  laid  hold 
on  John,  and  hound  him,  and 
put  him  in  prison  for  Hero¬ 
dias’  sake,  his  brother  Phi¬ 
lip’s  wife.  4  For  John  said 
unto  him,  It  is  not  lawful 
for  thee  to  have  her.  6  And 
when  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared 
the  multitude,  because  they 
counted  him  as  a  prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod’s  birth¬ 
day  was  kept,  the  daughter 
of  Herodias  danced  before 
them,  and  pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised 
with  an  oath  to  give  her 
whatsoever  she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  in¬ 
structed  of  her  mother,  said, 
Give  me  here  John  Baptist’s 
head  in  a  charger.  9  And 
the  king  was  sorry :  never¬ 
theless  for  the  oath’s  sake, 
and  them  which  sat  with 
him  at  meat,  he  commanded 
it  to  be  given  her.  10  And 
he  sent,  and  beheaded  John 
in  the  prison.  11  And  his 
head  was  brought  in  a 
charger,  and  given  to  the 
damsel :  and  she  brought  it 
to  her  mother.  12  And  his 
disciples  came,  and  took  up 
the  body,  and  buried  it,  and 
went  and  told  Jesus. 


17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid 
hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for 
Herodias’  sake,  his  brother  Philip’s  wife  :  for  he 
had  married  her.  18  For  John  had  said  unto  He¬ 
rod,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy  bro¬ 
ther’s  wife.  19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a  quarrel 
against  him,  and  would  have  killed  him ;  but  she 
could  not :  20  for  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that 
he  was  a  just  man  and  an  holy,  and  observed 
him  ;  and  when  he  heard  him,  he  did  many  things, 
and  heard  him  gladly.  21  And  when  a  convenient 
day  was  come,  that  Herod  on  his  birthday  made 
a  supper  to  his  lords,  high  captains,  and  chief 
estates  of  Galilee  ;  22  and  when  the  daughter  of  the 
said  Herodias  came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleased 
Herod  and  them  that  sat  with  him,  the  king  said 
unto  the  damsel,  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou  wilt, 
and  I  will  give  it  thee.  23  And  he  sware  unto  her, 
Whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it 
thee,  unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom.  24  And  she 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  her  mother,  What  shall 
I  ask?  And  she  said,  The  head  of  John  the  Bap¬ 
tist.  25  And  she  came  in  straightway  with  haste 
unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I  will  that  thou 
give  me  by  and  by  in  a  charger  the  head  of  John 
the  Baptist.  26 And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry; 
yet  for  his  oath’s  sake,  and  for  their  sakes  which 
sat  with  him,  he  would  not  reject  her.  27  And 
immediately  the  king  sent  an  executioner,  and  com¬ 
manded  his  head  to  be  brought :  and  he  went  and 
beheaded  him  in  the  prison,  28  and  brought  his 
head  in  a  charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  damsel : 
and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother.  29  And 
when  his  disciples  heard  of  it,  they  came  and  took 
up  his  corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 


56.  The  Apostles  return.— Christ  feedeth  Five  Thousand 

Men. 


St.  Mat.  xiv.  13 — 21. 


13  When  Jesus 
heard  of  it,  he  de¬ 
parted  thence  by 
ship  into  a  desert 
place  apart  :  and 
when  the  people  had 
heard  thereof,  they 
followed  him  on  foot 
out  of  the  cities. 
14  And  Jesus  went 


A.D.  29.  33'-d  -year 

St.  Mark  vi.  30 — 44. 


30  And  the  apos¬ 
tles  gathered  them¬ 
selves  together  un¬ 
to  Jesus,  and  told 
him  all  things,  both 
what  they  had  done, 
and  what  they  had 
taught. 

31  And  he  said  un¬ 
to  them,  Come  ye 


of  our  Lord's  life. 

St.  Luke  ix.  10 — 17. 


10  And  the  apos¬ 
tles,  when  they  were 
returned,  told  him 
all  that  they  had 
done.  And  he  took 
them,  and  went  a- 
side  privately  into  a 
desert  place  belong¬ 
ing  to  the  city  call¬ 
ed  Bethsaida.  11  And 


St.  John  vi.  1 — 14. 


After  these  things 
Jesus  went  over  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  which 
is  the  sea  of  Tiberias. 
2  And  a  great  mul¬ 
titude  followed  him, 
because  they  saw  his 
miracles  which  he 
did  on  them  that 
were  diseased.  3  And 


A.  D.  29. 


CHRIST  FEEDETH  FIVE  THOUSAND 


51 


St.  Mat.  xiv.  13 — 21.  St.  Mark  vi.  30 — 44.  St.  Luke  ix.  10 — 17.  St  John  yi.  1 — 14. 


forth,  and  saw  a 
great  multitude,  and 
was  moved  with  com¬ 
passion  toward  them, 
and  he  healed  their 
sick. 


yourselves  apart  in¬ 
to  a  desert  place, 
and  rest  a  while : 
for  there  were  many 
coming  and  going, 
and  they  had  no  lei¬ 
sure  so  much  as  to 


the  people,  when 
they  knew  it,  fol¬ 
lowed  him:  and  he 
received  them,  and 
spake  unto  them  of 
the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  healed  them  that 


Jesus  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  there 
he  sat  with  his  dis¬ 
ciples.  4  And  the 
passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  was  nigh. 


eat.  32  And  they  de-  had  need  of  healing, 
parted  into  a  desert 

place  by  ship  privately.  33  And  the  people  saw  them 
departing,  and  many  knew  him,  and  ran  afoot  thither  out 
of  all  cities,  and  outwent  them,  and  came  together  unto 
him.  34 And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out,  saw  much  people, 
and  was  moved  with  compassion  toward  them,  because 
they  were  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd  :  and  he 
began  to  teach  them  many  things. 


13  And  when 
it  was  evening,  his 
disciples  came  to 
him,  saying,  This  is 
a  desert  place,  and 
the  time  is  now  past; 
send  the  multitude 
away,  that  they  may 
go  into  the  villages, 
and  buy  themselves 
victuals.  16  But  J e- 
sus  said  unto  them, 
They  need  not  de¬ 
part  ;  give  ye  them 
to  eat.  17  And  they 
say  unto  him,  We 
have  here  but  five 
loaves,  and  two  fishes. 

18  He  said,  Bring 
them  hither  to  me. 

19  And  he  command¬ 
ed  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  grass, 
and  took  the  five 
loaves,  and  the  two 
fishes,  and  looking 
up  to  heaven,  he 
blessed,  and  brake, 
and  gave  the  loaves 
to  his  disciples,  and 
the  disciples  to  the 
multitude.  20  And 
they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled :  and  they 
took  up  of  the  frag¬ 
ments  that  remained 
twelve  baskets  full. 
21  And  they  that  had 
eaten  were  about  five 


33  And 

when  the  day  was 
now  far  spent,  his 
disciples  came  unto 
him,  and  said,  This 
is  a  desert  place,  and 
now  the  time  is  far 
passed:  36sendthem 
away,  that  they  may 
go  into  the  country 
round  about,  and 
into  the  villages, 
and  buy  themselves 
bread :  for  they  have 
nothing  to  eat.  37  He 
answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Give  ye 
them  to  eat.  And 
they  say  unto  him, 
Shall  we  go  and  buy 
two  hundred  penny¬ 
worth  of  bread,  and 
give  them  to  eat  ? 
38 He  saith  unto  them , 
How  many  loaves 
have  ye  ?  go  and 
see.  And  when  they 
knew,  they  say,  Five, 
and  two  fishes.  39And 
he  commanded  them 
to  make  all  sit  down 
by  companies  up¬ 
on  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down 
in  ranks,  by  hun¬ 
dreds,  and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had 
taken  the  five  loaves 
and  the  two  fishes, 


32  And  when  the  day 
began  to  wear  away, 
then  camethe  twelve, 
and  said  unto  him, 
Send  the  multitude 
away,  that  they  may 
go  into  the  towns 
and  country  round 
about,  and  lodge,  and 
get  victuals  :  for  we 
are  here  in  a  desert 
place.  33  But  he  said 
unto  them,  Give  ye 
them  to  eat.  And 
they  said,  We  have 
no  more  but  five 
loaves  and  two  fishes; 
except  we  should  go 
and  buy  meat  for  all 
this  people.  34  For 
they  were  about  five 
thousand  men.  And 
he  said  to  his  dis¬ 
ciples,  Make  them 
sit  down  by  fifties 
in  a  company.  33  And 
they  did  so,  and  made 
them  all  sit  down. 

36  Then  he  took  the 
five  loaves  and  the 
two  fishes,  and  look¬ 
ing  up  to  heaven,  he 
blessed  them,  and 
brake,  and  gave  to 
the  disciples  to  set 
before  the  multitude. 

37  And  they  did  eat, 
and  were  all  filled  : 
and  there  was  taken 

D 


3  When  Jesus  then 
lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  a  great  com¬ 
pany  come  unto  him, 
he  saith  unto  Philip, 
Whence  shall  we  buy 
bread,  that  these  may 
eat  ?  6  And  this  he 
said  to  prove  him : 
for  he  himself  knew 
what  he  would  do. 
7  Philip  answered 
him,  Two  hundred 
pennyworth  of  bread 
is  not  sufficient  for 
them,  that  every  one 
of  them  may  take  a 
little.  8  One  of  His 
disciples,  Andrew, 
Simon  Peter’s  bro¬ 
ther,  saith  unto  him, 
9  There  is  a  lad  here, 
which  hath  five  bar¬ 
ley  loaves/  and  two 
small  fishes  :  but 
what  are  they  among 
so  many?  30 And  Je¬ 
sus  said,  Make  the 
men  sit  down.  Now 
there  was  much  grass 
in  the  place.  So  the 
men  sat  down,  in 
number  about  five 
thousand.  31  And  Je¬ 
sus  took  the  loaves ; 
and  when  he  had 
given  thanks,  he  dis¬ 
tributed  to  the  dis¬ 
ciples,  and  the  dis- 


52 


CHRIST  WALKETH  ON  THE  SEA . 


A.  D.  29. 


St.  Mat.  xiv.  13 — 21.  St.  Mark  vi.  30 — 44. 


thousand  men,  be-  he  looked  up  to  hea- 
side  women  and  chil-  ven,  and  blessed,  and 
dren.  brake  the  loaves,  and 

gave  them  to  his  dis¬ 
ciples  to  set  before  them  ;  and  the 
two  fishes  divided  he  among  them 
all.  42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled.  43  And  they  took  up 
twelve  baskets  full  of  the  fragments, 
and  of  the  fishes.  44  And  they  that 
did  eat  of  the  loaves  were  about  five 
thousand  men. 

seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus 
that  should  come  into  the  w 


St.  Luke  ix.  10 — 17.  St.  John  vi.  1 — 14. 


up  of  fragments  that  ciples  to  them  that 
remained  to  them  were  set  down  ;  and 
twelve  baskets.  likewise  of  the  fishes 

as  much  as  they 
would.  12  When  they  were  filled,  he 
said  unto  his  disciples,  Gather  up  the 
fragments  that  remain,  that  nothing 
be  lost.  13  Therefore  they  gathered 
them  together,  and  filled  twelve  bas¬ 
kets  with  the  fragments  of  the  five 
barley  loaves,  which  remained  over 
and  above  unto  them  that  had  eaten. 
14  Then  those  men,  when  they  had 
did,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  that  prophet 


57.  Christ  walketh  on  the  Sea,  and  healeth  the  Sick 

at  Gennesareth. 

St.  Matt.  xiv.  22 — 36.  St.  Mark  vi.  45 — 56.  St.  John  vi.  15 — 21. 


22  And  straightway  Je¬ 
sus  constrained  his  disciples 
to  get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go 
before  him  unto  th3  other 
side,  while  he  sent  the  mul¬ 
titudes  away.  23  And  when 
he  had  sent  the  multitudes 
away,  he  went  up  into  a 
mountain  apart  to  pray :  and 
when  the  evening  was  come, 
he  was  there  alone.  24 But 
the  ship  was  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  tossed  with 
waves  :  for  the  wind  was 
contrary.  25  And  in  the 
fourth  watch  of  the  night 
J esus  went  unto  them,  walk¬ 
ing  on  the  sea.  26  And  when 
the  disciples  saw  him  walk¬ 
ing  on  the  sea,  they  were 
troubled,  saying,  It  is  a 
spirit ;  and  they  cried  out 
for  fear.  27  But  straightway 
Jesus  spake  unto  them,  say¬ 
ing,  Be  of  good  cheer  ;  it  is 
I ;  be  not  afraid.  28  And 
Peter  answered  him  and 
said,  Lord,  if  it  be  thou, 
bid  me  come  unto  thee  on 
the  water.  29  And  he  said, 
Come.  And  when  Peter  was 
come  down  out  of  the  ship, 
he  walked  on  the  water,  to 
go  to  Jesus.  30  But  when  he 
saw  the  wind  boisterous,  he 


45  And  straightway  he 
constrained  his  disciples  to 
get  into  the  ship,  and  to  go 
to  the  other  side  before  un¬ 
to  Bethsaida,  while  he  sent 
away  the  people.  46  And 
when  he  had  sent  them 
away,  he  departed  into  a 
mountain  to  pray.  47  And 
when  even  was  come,  the 
ship  was  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  and  he  alone  on  the 
land.  48  And  he  saw  them 
toiling  in  rowing ;  for  the 
wind  was  contrary  unto 
them :  and  about  the  fourth 
watch  of  the  night  he  com- 
eth  unto  them,  walking  up¬ 
on  the  sea,  and  would  have 
passed  by  them.  49  But 
when  they  saw  him  walking 
upon  the  sea,  they  supposed 
it  had  been  a  spirit,  and 
cried  out :  50  for  they  all 
saw  him,  and  were  troubled. 

And  immediately  he  talked 
with  them,  and  saitli  unto 
them,  Be  of  good  cheer  :  it 
is  I ;  be  not  afraid.  51  And 
he  went  up  unto  them  into 
the  ship ;  and  the  wind 
ceased  :  and  they  were  sore 
amazed  in  themselves  beyond  measure,  and  won¬ 
dered.  52  For  they  considered  not  the  miracle  of 
the  loaves ;  for  their  heart  was  hardened. 


15  When  Jesus  therefore 
perceived  that  they  would 
come  and  take  him  by  force, 
to  make  him  a  king,  he  de¬ 
parted  again  into  a  moun¬ 
tain  himself  alone.  16  And 
when  even  was  now  come, 
his  disciples  went  down  un¬ 
to  the  sea,  17  and  entered 
into  a  ship,  and  went  over 
the  sea  toward  Capernaum. 
And  it  was  now  dark,  and 
Jesus  was  not  come  to  them. 
18  And  the  sea  arose  by  rea¬ 
son  of  a  great  wind  that 
blew.  19  So  when  they  had 
rowed  about  five  and  twenty 
or.  thirty  furlongs,  they  see 
Jesus  walking  on  the  sea, 
and  drawing  nigh  unto  the 
ship  :  and  they  were  afraid. 
20  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It 
is  I;  be  not  afraid.  21  Then 
they  willingly  received  him 
into  the  ship  :  and  immedi¬ 
ately  the  ship  was  at  the 
land  whither  they  vent. 


A.D.  29. 


CHRIST  THE  BREAD  OF  LIFE. 


53 


St.  Matt.  xiv.  22 — 36.  St.  Mark  vi.  45 — 56.  St.  John  vi.  15 — 21. 


was  afraid ;  and  beginning  to  sink,  lie  cried,  saying,  Lord,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  caught  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  0  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt  ? 

32  And  when  they  were  come  into  the  ship,  the  wind  ceased.  33  Then 
they  that  were  in  the  ship  came  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Of  a 
truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

34  And  when  they 

53  And  when  they  had  passed  over,  they  came 
into  the  land  of  Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the  shore. 
54  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the  ship, 
straightway  they  knew  him,  55  and  ran  through 
that  whole  region  round  about,  and  began  to  carry 
about  in  beds  those  that  were  sick,  where  they 
heard  he  was.  56  And  whithersoever  he  entered, 
into  villages,  or  cities,  or  country,  they  laid  the 
sick  in  the  streets,  and  besought  him  that  they 
might  touch  if  it  were  but  the  border  of  his  gar¬ 
ment  :  and  as  many  as  touched  him  were  made 
Avhole. 


were 

gone  over,  they  came  into 
the  land  of  Gennesaret. 
35  And  when  the  men  of  that 
place  had  knowledge  of  him, 
they  sent  out  into  -all  that 
country  round  about,  and 
brought  unto  him  all  that 
were  diseased ;  36  and  be¬ 
sought  him  that  they  might 
only  touch  the  hem  of  his 
garment :  and  as  many  as 
touched  were  made  per¬ 
fectly  whole. 


58.  The  ‘  Bread  of  Life.’ 

St.  John  vi.  22 — 65. 


22  The  day  following,  when  the  people  which  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea 
saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat  there,  save  that  one  whereinto  his  disciples  were 
entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not  with  his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but  that  his  dis¬ 
ciples  were  gone  away  alone  ;  23  (howbeit  there  came  other  boats  from  Tiberias  nigh 
unto  the  place  where  they  did  eat  bread,  after  that  the  Lord  had  given  thanks:) 
24  when  the  people  therefore  saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there,  neither  his  disciples,  they 
also  took  shipping,  and  came  to  Capernaum,  seeking  for  Jesus.  25  And  when  they 
had  found  him  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  when  earnest 
thou  hither? 

26  Jesus  answered  them  and  said,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  seek  me,  not 
because  ye  saw  the  miracles,  but  because  ye  did  eat  of  the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 
27  Labour  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but  for  that  meat  which  endureth  unto 
everlasting  life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall  give  unto  you  :  for  him  hath  God  the 
Father  sealed.  28  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What  shall  we  do,  that  we  might  work 
the  works  of  God?  29 Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  This  is  the  work  of  God, 
that  ye  believe  on  him  whom  he  hath  sent.  30  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What 
sign  shewest  thou  then,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe  thee  ?  what  dost  thou  work  ? 
31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the  desert;  as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them  bread 
from  heaven  to  eat.  32 Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread  from  heaven  ;  but  my  Father  givetli  you  the  true 
bread  from  heaven.  33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he  which  cometh  down  from  heaven, 
and  givetli  life  unto  the  world.  34  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Lord,  evermore  give  us 
this  bread.  35 And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  1  am  the  bread  of  life:  he  that  cometh 
to  me  shall  never  hunger;  and  he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never  thirst.  3(5 But 
I  said  unto  you,  That  ye  also  have  seen  me,  and  believe  not.  37  All  that  the  Father 
giveth  me  shall  come  to  me  ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 
38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven,  not  to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him  that 


54 


CHBIST  REPROVETH 


A.  D.  29. 


St.  John  yi.  22—65. 


sent  me.  39  And  this  is  the  Father’s  will  which  hath  sent  me,  that  of  all  which  he 
hath  given  me  I  should  lose  nothing,  hut  should  raise  it  up  again  at  the  last  day. 
40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  that  every  one  which  seetli  the  Son,  and 
helieveth  on  him,  may  have  everlasting  life  :  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

41  The  J ews  then  murmured  at  him,  because  he  said,  I  am  the  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven.  42  And  they  said,  Is  not  this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose 
father  and  mother  we  know?  how  is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I  came  down  from  hea¬ 
ven?  43  Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Murmur  not  among  yourselves. 
44 No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the  Father  which  hath  sent  me  draw  him:  and  I 
will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day.  45 It  is  written  in  the  prophets.  And  they  shall 
be  all  taught  of  God.  Every  man  therefore  that  hath  heard,  and  hath  learned  of 
the  Father,  cometh  unto  me.  46  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Father,  save  he 
which  is  of  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father.  47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that 
belie vetli  on  me  hath  everlasting  life.  48 1  am  that  bread  of  life.  49  Your  fathers  did 
eat  manna  in  the  wilderness,  and  are  dead.  50  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  .that  a  man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die.  61 1  am  the  living  bread 
which  came  down  from  heaven  :  if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever : 
and  the  bread  that  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  which  I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 
52  The  Jews  therefore  strove  among  themselves,  saying,  How  can  this  man  give  us 
his  flesh  to  eat?  53 Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except 
ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 
54  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh  my  blood,  hath  eternal  life ;  and  I  will  raise 
him  up  at  the  last  day.  55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is  drink 
indeed.  56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh  my  blood,  dwelleth  in  me,  and  I 
in  him.  57  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father :  so  he  that 
eateth  me,  even  he  shall  live  by  me.  58  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down  from 
heaven  :  not  as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are  dead :  he  that  eateth  of  this 
bread  shall  live  for  ever.  59  These  things  said  he  in  the  synagogue,  as  he  taught  in 
Capernaum. 

60  Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  had  heard  this,  said,  This  is  an  hard 
saying;  Who  can  hear  it?’ 61  When  Jesus  knew  in  himself  that  his  disciples  mur¬ 
mured  at  it,  he  said  unto  them,  Doth  this  offend  you?  62  What  and  if  ye  shall  see 
the  Son  of  man  ascend  up  where  he  was  before  ?  63  It  is  the  spirit  that  quickeneth ; 
the  flesh  profiteth  nothing  :  the  words  that  I  speak  unto  you,  they  are  spirit,  and 
they  are  life.  64  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not.  For  Jesus  knew  from 
the  beginning  who  they  were  that  believed  not,  and  who  should  betray  him.  65  And 
he  said,  Therefore  said  I  unto  you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto  me,  except  it  were 
given  unto  him  of  my  Father. 

59.  Christ  reproveth  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees. 

St.  Matt.  xy.  1 — 20.  St.  Mark  vii.  1—23. 


Then  came  to  Jesus  scribes  and  Pha¬ 
risees,  which  were  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 
2  Why  do  thy  disciples  transgress  the  tra¬ 
dition  of  the  elders?  for  they  wash  not 
their  hands  when  they  eat  bread.  3  But 
he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Why  do 
ye  also  transgress  the  commandment  of 
God  by  your  tradition  ?  4  For  God  com¬ 
manded,  saying,  Honour  thy  father 
and  mother:  and,  He  that  eurseth 
father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the 
death.  5 But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say 


Then  came  together  unto  him  the 
Pharisees,  and  certain  of  the  scribes,  which 
came  from  Jerusalem.  2  And  when  they 
saw  some  of  his  disciples  eat  bread  with 
defiled,  that  is  to  say,  with  unwaslien, 
hands,  they  found  fault.  3  l  or  the  Phari¬ 
sees,  and  all  the  Jews,  except  they  wash 
their  hands  oft,  eat  not,  holding  the  tra¬ 
dition  of  the  elders.  4  And  when  they  come 
from  the  market,  except  they  wash,  they 
eat  not.  And  many  other  things  there  be, 
which  they  have  received  to  hold,  as  the 


A.  D.  29. 


THE  SCRIBES  AND  PHARISEES. 


55 


St.  Matt.  xv.  1 — 20. 


St.  Mark  vii.  1 — 23. 


to  Ms  father  or  Ms  mother,  It  is  a  gift,  by  washing  of  cups,  ancl  pots,  brasen  vessels, 


whatsoever  thou  mightest  be  profited  by 
me  ;  6  and  honour  not  his  father  or  his 
mother,  he  shall  be  free.  Tlius  have  ye 
made  the  commandment  of  God  of  none 
effect  by  your  tradition.  7  Ye  hypocrites, 
well  did  Esaias  prophesy  of  you,  saying, 
8This  people  draweth  nigh  unto  me 
with  their  mouth,  and  honoureth 
me  with  their  lips;  but  their  heart 
is  far  from  me.  9But  in  vain  they 
do  worship  me,  teaching  for  doc¬ 
trines  the  commandments  of  men. 


and  of  tables.  5  Then  the  Pharisees  and 
scribes  asked  him,  Why  walk  not  thy 
disciples  according  to  the  tradition  of  the 
elders,  but  eat  bread  with  unwashen  hands? 
6  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Well 
hath  Esaias  prophesied  of  you  hypocrites, 
as  it  is  written,  This  people  honour¬ 
eth  me  with  their  lips,  but  their 
heart  is  far  from  me.  7Howbeit  in 
vain  do  they  worship  me,  teaching 
for  doctrines  the  commandments 
of  men.  8 For  laying  aside  the  command¬ 
ment  of  God,  ye  hold  the  tradition  of 
men,  as  the  washing  of  pots  and  cups  :  and  many  other  such  like 
things  ye  do.  9  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full  well  ye  reject  the  com¬ 
mandment  of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your  own  tradition.  10  For  Moses 
said,  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother;  and,  Whoso  cursetli 
father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death:  11  but  ye  say,  If  a  man 
shall  say  to  his  father  or  mother,  It  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say,  a  gift,  by 
whatsoever  thou  mightest  be  profited  by  me;  he  shall  be  free.  12  And  ye 
suffer  him  no  more  to  do  ought  for  his  father  or  his  mother  ;  13  making 
the  word  of  God  of  none  effect  through  your  tradition,  which  ye  have 
delivered :  and  many  such  like  things  do  ye. 


10  And  he  called  the  multitude,  and  said 
unto  them,  Hear,  and  understand  :  11  not 
that  which  goeth  into  the  mouth  defileth 
a  man  ;  but  that  which  cometh  out  of  the 
mouth,  this  defileth  a  man. 


14  And  when  he  had  called  all  the  peo¬ 
ple  unto  him ,  he  said  unto  them,  Hearken 
unto  me  every  one  of  you,  and  under¬ 
stand  :  15  there  is  nothing  from  without  a 
man,  that  entering  into  him  can  defile 
him  :  but  the  things  which  come  out  of 
him,  those  are  they  that  defile  the  man. 
16  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the 
Pharisees  were  offended,  after  they  heard  this  saying?  13 But  he  an¬ 
swered  and  said,  Every  plant,  which  my  heavenly  Father  hath  not 
planted,  shall  be  rooted  up.  14 Let  them  alone:  they  be  blind  leaders 
of  the  blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall  fall  into  the 
ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto  17  And  when  he  was  entered  into  the 
him,  Declare  unto  us  this  parable.  16  And  house  from  the  people,  his  disciples  asked 
Jesus  said,  Are  ye  also  yet  without  un-  him  concerning  the  parable.  18  And  he 

saith  unto  them,  Are  ye  so  without  under¬ 
standing  also  ?  Do  ye  not  perceive,  that 
whatsoever  thing  from  without  entereth 
into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile  him  ;  19  be¬ 
cause  it  entereth  not  into  his  heart,  but 
into  the  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the 


derstanding  ?  17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand, 
that  whatsoever  entereth  in  at  the  mouth 
goetli  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast  out  into 
the  draught  ?  18  But  those  things  which 
proceed  out  of  the  mouth  come  forth  from 
the  heart ;  and  they  defile  the  man.  19  For 
out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil  thoughts,  draught,  purging  all  meats?  20  And  he 


said,  That  which  cometh  out  of  the  man, 
that  defileth  the  man.  21  For  from  within, 
out  of  the  heart  of  men,  proceed  evil 
thoughts,  adidteries,  fornications,  murders, 
22  thefts,  covetousness,  wickedness,  deceit, 
lasciviousness,  an  evil  eye,  blasphemy,  pride,  foolishness:  23 all  these 
evil  things  come  from  within,  and  defile  the  man. 


murders,  adulteries,  fornications,  thefts, 
false  witness,  blasphemies :  20  these  are  the 
things  which  defile  a  man  :  but  to  eat  with 
unwashen  hands  defileth  not  a  man.' 


56 


THE  GANAANJLTE ’S  DAUGHTER  HEALED. 


A.  D.  29. 


60.  Christ  healeth  the  Daughter  of  a  Woman  of  Canaan 

and  others. 

St.  Matt.  xv.  21 — 31.  St.  Mark  vii.  24 — 37. 


21  Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  de¬ 
parted  into  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon. 
22  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan  came 


24 And  from  thence  he  arose,  and  went 
into  the  borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  and 
entered  into  an  house,  and  would  have 


out  of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried  unto  no  man  know  it:  but  he  could  not  be 


him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  0  Lord, 
thou  son  of  David  ;  my  daughter  is  griev¬ 
ously  vexed  with  a  devil.  23  But  he  an¬ 
swered  her  not  a  word.  And  his  disciples 


hid.  25  For  a  certain  woman,  whose  young 
daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  heard  of 
him,  and  came  and  fell  at  his  feet:  26 the 
woman  was  a  Greek,  a  Syrophenician  by 


came  and  besought  him,  saying,  Send  her  nation  ;  and  she  besought  him  that  he 


away ;  for  she  crieth  after  us.  24  But  he 
answered  and  said,  I  am  not  sent  but 
unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 


would  cast  forth  the  devil  out  of  her 
daughter.  27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her, 
Let  the  children  first  be  filled  :  for  it  is 


25  Then  came  she  and  worshipped  him,  not  meet  to  take  the  children’s  bread,  and 


saying,  Lord,  help  me.  26  But  he  answer¬ 
ed  and  said,  It  is  not  meet  to  take  the 
children’s  bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs. 
27  And  she  said,  Truth,  Lord :  yet  the  dogs 


to  cast  it  unto  the  dogs.  28  And  she  an¬ 
swered  and  said  unto  him,  Yes,  Lord  : 
yet  the  dogs  under  the  table  eat  of  the 
children’s  crumbs.  29  And  he  said  unto 


eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  her,  For  this  saying  go  thy  way  ;  the 


masters’  table.  28  Then  J esus  answered 
and  said  unto  her,  0  woman,  great  is  thy 
faith :  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt. 


devil  is  gone  out  of  thy  daughter.  30  And 
when  she  was  come  to  her  house,  she 
found  the  devil  gone  out,  and  her  daugh- 


And  her  daughter  was  made  whole  from  ter  laid  upon  the  bed. 


that  very  hour. 

29  And  Jesus  departed  from  thence,  and 
came  nigh  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee ;  and 
went  up  into  a  mountain,  and  sat  down 
there.  30  And  great  multitudes  came  unto 


31  And  again,  departing  from  the  coasts 
of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he  came  unto  the  sea 
of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the  coasts 
of  Decapolis.  32  And  they  bring  unto  him 
one  that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impedi- 


him,  having  with  them  those  that  were  ment  in  his  speech  ;  and  they  beseech 
lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many  him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him.  33  And 


others,  and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus’  feet; 
and  he  healed  them  :  31  insomuch  that  the 


he  took  him  aside  from  the  multitude, 
and  put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and  he 


multitude  wondered,  when  they  saw  the  spit,  and  touched  his  tonghe ;  34  and  look- 


dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be  whole, 
the  lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to  see  : 
and  they  glorified  the  God  of  Israel. 


ing  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith 
unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that  is,  Be  opened. 
35  And  straightway  his  ears  were  opened, 
and  the  string  of  his  tongue  was  loosed, 
and  he  spake  plain.  36  And  he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no 
man :  but  the  more  he  charged  them,  so  much  the  more  a  great  deal 
they  published  it ;  37  and  were  beyond  measure  astonished,  saying,  He 
hath  done  all  things  well :  he  maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the 
dumb  to  speak. 

61.  He  feedeth  Four  Thousand  Men. — Discourse  with  the 

Pharisees  and  His  Disciples. 

St.  Matt.  xv.  32— xvi.  12.  St.  Mark  viii.  1—21. 


32  Then  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  In  those  days  the  multitude  being 
him,  and  said,  I  have  compassion  on  the  very  great,  and  having  nothing  to  eat, 
multitude,  because  they  continue  with  me  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  him,  and 


A.  D.  29 


CHRIST  FEEBETH  FOUR  THOUSAND. 


57 


St.  Matt.  xv.  32 — xvi.  12. 


St.  Mark  viii.  1 — 21. 


now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 
and  I  will  not  send  them  away  fasting, 
lest  they  faint  in  the  way.  33  And  his 
disciples  say  unto  him,  Whence  should  we 
have  so  much  bread  in  the  wilderness,  as 
to  fill  so  great  a  multitude  ?  34  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  How  many  loaves  have 
ye  ?  And  they  said,  Seven,  and  a  few 
little  fishes.  35  And  he  commanded  the 
multitude  to  sit  down  on  the  ground. 
36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the 
fishes,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  them, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples,  and  the  dis¬ 
ciples  to  the  multitude.  37  And  they  did 
all  eat,  and  were  filled  :  and  they  took  up 
of  the  broken  meat  that  was  left  seven 
baskets  full.  38  And  they  that  did  eat 
were  four  thousand  men,  beside  women 
and  children. 

up  of  the  broken  met 

that  had  eaten  were  ab< 


saith  unto  them,  2 1  have  compassion  on 
the  multitude,  because  they  have  now 
been  with  me  three  days,  and  have  no¬ 
thing  to  eat :  3  and  if  I  send  them  away 
fasting  to  their  own  houses,  they  will 
faint  by  the  way :  for  divers  of  them 
came  from  far.  4  And  his  disciples  an¬ 
swered  him,  From  whence  can  a  man 
satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here  in  the 
wilderness  ?  5  And  he  asked  them,  How 

many  loaves  have  ye  ?  And  they  said, 
Seven.  6  And  he  commanded  the  people 
to  sit  down  on  the  ground  :  and  he  took 
the  seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and 
brake,  and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set 
before  them  ;  and  they  did  set  them  before 
the  people.  7  And  they  had  a  few  small 
fishes  :  and  he  blessed,  and  commanded 
to  set  them  also  before  them.  8  So  they 
did  eat,  and  were  filled  :  and  they  took 
that  was  left  seven  baskets.  9  And  they 
Lt  four  thousand  :  and  he  sent  them  away. 


39  And  he  sent  away  the  multitude,  and 
took  ship,  and  came  into  the  coasts  of 
Magdala.  xvi.  The  Pharisees  also  with 
the  Sadducees  came,  and  tempting  desired 
him  that  he  would  shew  them  a  sign  from 
heaven.  2  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  will 
be  fair  weather :  for  the  sky  is  red.  3  And 
in  the  morning,.  It  will  be  foul  weather  to 
day  :  for  the  sky  is  red  and  lowring.  0  ye 
hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the 
sky ;  but  can  ye  not  discern  the  signs  of 
adulterous  generation  seeketli  after  a  sign 
given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  « 


10  And  straightway  he  entered  into  a 
ship  with  his  disciples,  and  came  into  the 
parts  of  Dalmanutha.  11  And  the  Phari¬ 
sees  came  forth,  and  began  to  question 
with  him,  seeking  of  him  a  sign  from 
heaven,  tempting  him.  12  And  he  sighed 
deeply  in  his  spirit,  and  saith,  Why  doth 
this  generation  seek  after  a  sign  ?  verily 
1  say  unto  you,  There  shall  no  sign  be 
given  unto  this  generation. 

the  times  ?  4  A  wicked  and 
and  there  shall  no  sign  be 


And  he  left  them,  and  departed.  5  And 
when  his  disciples  were  come  to  the  other 
side,  they  had  forgotten  to  take  bread. 
6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Take  heed 
and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees 
and  of  the  Sadducees.  7  And  they  reasoned 
among  themselves,  saying,  It  is  because 
we  have  taken  no  bread.  8  Which  when 
Jesus  perceived,  he  said  unto  them,  0  ye 
of  little  faith,  why  reason  ye  among  your¬ 
selves,  because  ye  have  brought  no  bread  ? 
9 1)o  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  remem¬ 
ber  the  five  loaves  of  the  five  thousand, 
and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up  ?  10  Nei¬ 
ther  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four  thou¬ 
sand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up  ? 
11  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand 
that  I  spake  it  not  to  you  concerning 


13  And  he  left  them,  aud  entering  into 
the  ship  again  departed  to  the  other  side. 
14  Now  the  disciples  had  forgotten  to  take 
bread,  neither  had  they  in  the  ship  with 
them  more  than  one  loaf.  15  And  he  charged 
them,  saying,  Take  heed,  beware  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven 
of  Herod.  16  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying,  It  is  because  we  have 
no  bread.  17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
saith  unto  them,  Why  reason  ye,  because 
ye  have  no  bread?  perceive  ye  not  yet, 
neither  understand?  have  ye  your  heart 
yet  hardened  ?  18  having  eyes,  see  ye  not  ? 
and  having  ears,  hear  ye  not  ?  and  do  ye 
not  remember  ?  19  When  I  brake  the  five 
loaves  among  five  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ? 


THE  BLIND  MAN  HEALED. 


A.  D.  29. 


58 


St.  Matt.  xv.  32— xvi.  12. 


St.  Mark  yiii.  1 — 21. 


bread,  that  ye  should  beware  of  the  leaven 
of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees? 
12  Then  understood  they  how  that  he  bade 
them  not  beware  of  the  leaven  of  bread, 
but  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Pharisees  and 
of  the  Sadducees. 


They  say  unto  him,  Twelve.  20  And  when 
the  seven  among  four  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ? 
And  they  said,  Seven.  21  And  he  said 
unto  them,  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not 
understand  ? 


62.  Christ  healeth  the  blind  Man  at  Bethsaida. 

St.  Mark  yiii.  22 — 26. 


*2  And  he  cometh  to  Bethsaida ;  and  they  bring  a  blind  man  unto  him,  and 
besought  him  to  touch  him.  23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by  the  hand,  and  led 
him  out  of  the  town ;  and  when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon 
him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw  ought.  24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I  see  men  as 
trees,  walking.  26  After  that  he  put  his  hands  again  upon  his  eyes,  and  made  him 
look  up :  and  he  was  restored,  and  saw  every  man  clearly.  26  And  he  sent  him  away 
to  his  house,  saying,  Neither  go  into  the  town,  nor  tell  it  to  any  in  the  town. 


63.  Peter’s  Confession  of  Christ,  and  Discourse  following. 


St.  Matt.  xvi. 
13—28. 


13  When  Jesus 
came  into  the  coasts 
of  Caesarea  Philippi, 
he  asked  his  disci¬ 
ples,  saying,  Whom 
do  men  say  that  I 
the  Son  of  man  am  ? 
14  And  they  said, 
Some  say  that  thou 
art  John  the  Bap¬ 
tist:  some,  Elias;  and 
others,  Jeremias,  or 
one  of  the  prophets. 
15He  saith  unto  them, 
But  whom  say  ye 
that  I  am?  16 And 
Simon  Peter  answer¬ 
ed  and  said,  Thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  the  living  God. 
17  And  Jesus  answer- 


St.  Mark  viii. 
27 — ix.  1. 


27  And  J esus  went 
out,  and  his  disciples, 
into  the  towns  of  Cae¬ 
sarea  Philippi :  and 
by  the  way  he  asked 
his  disciples,  saying 
unto  them,  Whom 
do  men  say  that  I 
am  ?  28  And  they 

answered,  John  the 
Baptist :  but  some 
say ,  Elias  ;  and 
others,  One  of  the 
prophets.  29  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  But 
whom  say  ye  that 
I  am  ?  And  Peter 
answereth  and  saith 
unto  him.  Thou  art 
the  Christ.  30 And  he 
charged  them  that 


St.  Luke  ix. 
18—27. 


18  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  was 
alone  praying,  his 
disciples  were  with 
him  :  and  he  asked 
them,  saying,  Whom 
say  the  people  that 
I  am  ?  19  They  an¬ 
swering  said,  J ohn 
the  Baptist ;  but 
some  say,  Elias;  and 
others  say ,  that  one 
of  the  old  prophets 
is  risen  again.  20  He 
said  unto  them,  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I 
am  ?  Peter  answer¬ 
ing  said,  The  Christ 
of  God.  24  And 
he  straitly  charged 
them,  and  command- 


St.  John  vi. 
66— 71. 


66  From  that  time 
many  of  his  disciples 
went  back,  and  walk¬ 
ed  no  more  with  him. 

67  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  the  twelve,  Will 
ye  also  go  away  ? 
68  Then  Simon  Peter 
answered  him,  Lord, 
to  whom  shall  we 
go  ?  thou  hast  the 
words  of  eternal  life. 
69 And  we  believe  and 
are  sure  that  thou 
art  that  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  living 
God.  70  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  them,  Have 
not  I  chosen  you 
twelve,  and  one  of 
you  is  a  devil  ?  71  He 


/ 


A.  D.  29. 


JESUS  FORESEE  WET E  EIS  DEATH. 


59 


St.  Matt.  xvi. 
13—28. 


St.  Mark  yiii. 
27— ix.  1. 


St.  Luke  ix. 
18—27. 


ed  and  said  unto  they  should  tell  no 

him.  Blessed  art  man  of  him. 

thou,  Simon  Bar- 

jona :  for  flesh  and  blood  hath  not 

revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  18  And  I  say 
also  unto  thee,  That  thou  art  Peter, 
and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my 
church  ;  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall 
not  prevail  against  it.  19  And  I  will 
give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  king¬ 
dom  of  heaven :  and  whatsoever  thou 
shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound 
in  heaven :  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt 
loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  hea¬ 
ven.  20Then  charged  he  his  disciples 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  that  he 


was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

21  From  that  time 
forth  began  J esus  to 
shew  unto  his  disci¬ 
ples,  how  that  he 
must  go  unto  Je¬ 
rusalem,  and  suf¬ 
fer  many  things  of 
the  elders  and  chief 
priests  and  scribes, 
and  be  killed,  and 
be  raised  again  the 
third  day.  22  Then 
Peter  took  him,  and 
began  to  rebuke  him, 
saying,  Be  it  far  from 
thee,  Lord :  this  shall 
not  be  unto  thee. 
23  But  he  turned,  and 
said  unto  Peter,  Get 
thee  behind  me,  Sa¬ 
tan:  thou  art  an  of¬ 
fence  unto  me :  for 
thou  savourest  not 
the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  those  that 
be  of  men. 

24  Then  said  J  esus 
unto  his  disciples,  If 
any  man  will  come 
after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself,  and 
take  up  his  cross, 
and  follow  me.  25  For 
whosoever  will  save 
his  life  shall  lose  it : 
and  whosoever  will 
lose  his  life  for  my 


31  And  he  began 
to  teach  them,  that 
the  Son  of  man  must 
suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of 
the  elders,  and  of 
the  chief  priests,  and 
scribes,  and  be  kill¬ 
ed,  and  after  three 
days  rise  again.32 And 
he  spake  that  saying 
openly.  And  Peter 
took  him,  and  began 
to  rebuke  him.  33  But 
when  he  had  turned 
about  and  looked  on 
his  disciples,  he  re¬ 
buked  Peter,  say¬ 
ing,  Get  thee  behind 
me,  Satan  :  for  thou 
savourest  not  the 
things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things 
that  be  of  men. 


34  And  when  he 
had  called  the  peo¬ 
ple  unto  him  with 
his  disciples  also, 
he  said  unto  them, 
Whosoever  will  come 
after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself,  and 
take  up  his  cross, 
and  follow  me.  35  For 
whosoever  will  save 


ed  them  to  tell  no 
man  that  thing ; 
22  saying, 


The  Son  of  man 
must  suffer  many 
things,  and  be  re¬ 
jected  of  the  elders 
and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  be  slain, 
and  be  raised  the 
third  day. 


23  And  he  said  to 
them  all,  If  any  man 
will  come  after  me, 
let  him  deny  him¬ 
self,  and  take  up  his 
cross  daily,  and  fol¬ 
low  me.  24  For  who¬ 
soever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it :  but 
whosoever  will  lose 
his  life  for  my  sake, 


St.  John  vi. 
66—71. 


spake  of  Judas  Is¬ 
cariot  the  son  of  Si¬ 
mon  :  for  he  it  was 
that  should  betray 
him,  being  one  of 
the  twelve. 


GO 


A.  D.  29. 


THE  TRANSFIGURATION. 

\ 


St.  Matt.  xvi. 
13—28. 


St.  Mark  viii. 
27— ix.  1. 


St.  Luke  ix. 
18—27. 


sake  shall  lind  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man 
profited,  if  he  shall 
gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  his  own 
soul  ?  or  what  shall 
a  man  give  in  ex¬ 
change  for  his  soul  ? 

27  For  the  Son  of 
man  shall  come  in 
the  glory  of  his  Fa¬ 
ther  with  his  angels ; 
and  then  he  shall  re¬ 
ward  every  man  ac¬ 
cording  to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  There  be  some 
standing  here,  which 
shall  not  taste  of 
death,  till  they  see 
the  Son  of  man  com¬ 
ing  in  his  kingdom. 


his  life  shall  lose  it ; 
but  whosoever  shall 
lose  his  life  for  my 
sake  and  the  gos¬ 
pel’s,  the  same  shall 
save  it.  36  For  what 
shall  it  profit  a  man, 
if  he  shall  gain  the 
whole  world,  and 
lose  his  own  soul  ? 

37  Or  what  shall  a 
man  give  in  ex¬ 
change  for  his  soul  ? 

38  Whosoever  there¬ 
fore  shall  be  asham¬ 
ed  of  me  and  of  my 
words  in  this  adul¬ 
terous  and  sinful 
generation  ;  of  him 
also  shall  the  Son 
of  man  be  ashamed, 
when  he  cometh  in 


the  same  shall  save 
it.  25  For  what  is  a 
man  advantaged,  if 
he  gain  the  whole 
world,  and  lose  him¬ 
self,  or  be  cast  a- 
way  ?  26  For  whoso¬ 
ever  shall  be  asham¬ 
ed  of  me  and  of  my 
words,  of  him  shall 
the  Son  of  man  be 
ashamed,  when  he 
shall  come  in  his 
own  glory,  and  in 
his  Father’s,  and  of 
the  holy  angels.  27But 
I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
there  be  some  stand¬ 
ing  here,  which  shall 
not  taste  of  death, 
till  they  see  the 
kingdom  of  God. 


the  glory  of  his  Fa¬ 
ther  with  the  holy  angels,  ix.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  there  be  some 
of  them  that  stand  here,  which  shall  not  taste 
of  death,  till  they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 


PART  III. 

64.  The  Transfiguration. 

—13.  St.  Mark  ix.  2—13.  St.  Luke  ix.  28—36. 


St.  Matt.  xvii.  1 


And  after  six  days  Je¬ 
sus  taketh  Peter,  James,  and 
John  his  brother,  and  bring- 
eth  them  up  into  an  high 
mountain  apart,  2  and  was 
transfigured  before  them : 
and  his  face  did  shine  as 
the  sun,  and  his  raiment 
was  white  as  the  light. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appear¬ 
ed  unto  them  Moses  and 
Elias  talking  with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and 
said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is 


2  And  after  six  days  Je¬ 
sus  taketh  with  him  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and 
leadeth  them  up  into  an 
high  mountain  apart  by 
themselves  :  and  he  was 
transfigured'  before  them. 
3  And  his  raiment  became 
shining,  exceeding  white  as 
snow ;  so  as  no  fuller  on 
earth  can  white  them.  4  And 
there  appeared  unto  them 
Elias  witli  Moses  :  and  they 
were  talking  with  Jesus. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass 
about  an  eight  days  after 
these  sayings,  he  took  Peter 
and  John  and  James,  and 
went  up  into  a  mountain 
to  pray.  29  And  as  lie  pray¬ 
ed,  the  fashion  of  his  coun¬ 
tenance  was  altered,  and  his 
raiment  was  white  and  glis¬ 
tering.  30And,  behold,  there 
talked  with  him  two  men, 
which  were  Moses  and  Elias: 
31  who  appeared  in  glory,  and 
spake  of  his  decease  which 


A.  D.  29. 


THE  TRANSFIG  TJIIATION. 


61 


St.  Matt.  xvii.  1 — 13. 


good  for  us  to  be  here :  if 
thou  wilt,  let  us  make  here 
three  tabernacles ;  one  for 
thee,  and  one  for  Moses, 
and  one  for  Elias.  5  While 
he  yet  spake,  behold,  a 
bright  cloud  overshadowed 
them  :  and  behold  a  voice 
out  of  the  cloud,  which  said, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in 
whom  I  am  well  pleased  ; 
hear  ye  him.  6  And  when 
the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  were 
sore  afraid.  7  And  Jesus 
came  and  touched  them,  and 
said,  Arise,  and  be  not  a- 
fraid.  8  And  when  they  had 
lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw 
no  man,  save  Jesus  only. 


9  And  as  they  came  down 
from  the  mountain,  Je¬ 
sus  charged  them,  saying, 
Tell  the  vision  to  no  man, 
until  the  Son  of  man  be 
risen  again  from  the  dead. 
30  And  his  disciples  asked 
him,  saying,  Why  then  say 
the  scribes  that  Elias  must 
first  come  ?  11  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said  unto  them, 
Elias  truly  shall  first  come, 
and  restore  all  things.  12  But 
I  say  unto  you,  That  Elias 
is  come  already,  and  they 
knew  him  not,  but  have 
done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed.  Likewise  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  suffer 
of  them.  13  Then  the  dis¬ 
ciples  understood  that  he 
spake  unto  them  of  John 
the  Baptist. 


St.  Luke  ix.  28—36. 


he  should  accomplish  at  Je¬ 
rusalem.  32  But  Peter  and 
they  that  were  with  him 
were  heavy  with  sleep :  and 
when  they  were  awake,  they 
saw  his  glory,  and  the  two 
men  that  stood  with  him. 
33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  departed  from  him, 
Peter  said  unto  Jesus,  Mas¬ 
ter,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be 
here  :  and  let  us  make  three 
tabernacles ;  one  for  thee, 
and  one  for  Moses,  and  one 
for  Elias  :  not  knowing  what 
he  said.  34  While  he  thus 
spake,  there  came  a  cloud, 
and  overshadowed  them : 
and  they  feared  as  they  en¬ 
tered  into  the  cloud.  35  And 
there  came  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud,  saying,  This 
is  my  beloved  Son :  hear  him.  36  And  when  the 
voice  was  past,  Jesus  was  found  alone. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  And  they  kept  it  close,  and 
from  the  mountain,  he  told  no  man  in  those  days 
charged  them  that  they  any  of  those  things  which 
should  tell  no  man  what  they  had  seen, 
things  they  had  seen,  till 

the  Son  of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead.  10  And 
they  kept  that  saying  with  themselves,  questioning 
one  with  another  what  the  rising  from  the  dead 
should  mean.  11  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Why 
say  the  scribes  that  Elias 
must  first  come?  12 And  he 
answered  and  told  them, 

Elias  verily  cometh  first, 
and  restoreth  all  things ; 
and  how  it  is  written  of  the 
Son  of  man,  that  he  must 
suffer  many  things,  and  be 
set  at  nought.  13  But  I  say 
unto  you,  That  Elias  is  in¬ 
deed  come,  and  they  have 
done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed,  as  it  is  written 
of  him. 


St.  Mark  ix.  2 — 13. 


5  And  Peter  answered  and 
said  to  Jesus,  Master,  it  is 
good  for  us  to  be  here  :  and 
let  us  make  three  taber¬ 
nacles  ;  one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Moses,  and  one  for 
Elias.  6  For  he  wist  not 
what  to  say  ;  for  they  were 
sore  afraid.  7  And  there  was 
a  cloud  that  overshadowed 
them :  and  a  voice  came  out 
of  the  cloud,  saying,  This  is 
my  beloved  Son  :  hear  him. 
8  And  suddenly,  when  they 
had  looked  round  about, 
they  saw  no  man  any  more, 
save  Jesus  only  with  them¬ 
selves. 


62 


THE  LUNATIC K  HEALED. 


A.  D.  29. 


65.  Christ  healeth  the  Lunatick.  He  foretelleth  His  own 

Passion,  and  payeth  Tribute. 


St.  Matt.  xyii.  14 — 27. 


St.  Mark  ix.  14- 


St.  Luke  ix.  37—45. 


14  And  when  they  were 
come  to  the  multitude,  there 
came  to  him  a  certain  man, 
kneeling  down  to. him,  and 
saying,  15  Lord,  have  mercy 
on  my  son  :  for  he  is  luna¬ 
tick,  and  sore  vexed :  for 
ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the 
fire,  and  oft  into  the  water. 
16  And  I  brought  him  to  thy 
disciples,  and  they  could  not 
cure  him.  17  Then  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said,  0  faithless 
and  perverse  generation,  how 
long  shall  I  be  with  you  ? 
how  long  shall  I  suffer  you  ? 
bring  him  hither  to  me. 
18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the 
devil ;  and  he  departed  out 
of  him  :  and  the  child  was 
cured  from  that  very  hour. 


14  And  when  he  came  to 
his  disciples,  he  saw  a  great 
multitude  about  them,  and 
the  scribes  questioning  with 
them.  15  And  straightway 
all  the  people,  when  they 
beheld  him,  were  greatly 
amazed,  and  running  to  him 
saluted  him.  16  And  he  ask¬ 
ed  the  scribes,  What  ques¬ 
tion  ye  with  them?  17 And 
one  of  the  multitude  an¬ 
swered  and  said,  Master,  I 
have  brought  unto  thee  my 
son,  which  hath  a  dumb 
spirit;  18 and  wheresoever  he 
taketh  him,  he  teareth  him : 
and  he  foameth,  and  gnash- 
eth  with  his  teeth,  and 
pineth  away  :  and  I  spake 
to  thy  disciples  that  they 
should  cast  him  out ;  and 
they  could  not.  ]9He  answeretli  him,  and  saith, 

0  faithless  generation,  how  long  shall  I  be  with 
you?  how  long  shall  I  suffer  you?  bring  him  unto 
me.  20  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  :  and  when 
he  saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  tare  him  ;  and 
he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wallowed  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How  long  is  it  ago 
since  this  came  unto  him  ?  And  he  said,  Of  a  child. 

22  And  ofttimes  it  hath  cast  him  into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters,  to  de¬ 
stroy  him :  but  if  thou  canst  do  any  thing,  have  compassion  on  us,  and 
help  us.  23  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  canst  believe,  all  things  are  pos¬ 
sible  to  him  that  believeth.  24  And  straightway  the  father  of  the  child 
cried  out,  and  said  with  tears,  Lord,  I  believe ;  help  thou  mine  unbelief. 
25 When  Jesus  saw  that  the  people  came  running  together,  he  rebuked 
the  foul  spirit,  saying  unto  him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I  charge 
thee,  come  out  of  him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him.  26  And  the  spirit 
cried,  and  rent  him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him  :  and  he  was  as  one  dead ; 
insomuch  that  many  said,  He  is  dead.  27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up  ;  and  he  arose. 


37  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  on  the  next  day,  when 
they  were  come  down  from 
the  hill,  much  people  met 
him.  38  And,  liehold,  a  man 
of  the  company  cried  out, 
saying,  Master,  I  beseech 
thee,  look  upon  my  son : 
for  he  is  mine  only  child. 
39  And,  lo,  a  spirit  taketh 
him,  and  he  suddenly  crieth 
out ;  and  it  teareth  him  that 
he  foameth  again,  and  bruis¬ 
ing  him  hardly  departeth 
from  him.  40  And  I  besought 
thy  disciples  to  cast  him 
out ;  and  they  could  not. 

41  And  Jesus  answering  said, 
0  faithless  and  perverse 
generation,  how  long  shall 
I  be  with  you,  and  suffer 
you  ?  Bring  thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  yet  a  com¬ 
ing,  the  devil  threw  him 
down,  and  tare  him.  And 
Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean 
spirit,  and  healed  the  child, 
and  delivered  him  again  to 
his  father. 


19  Then  came  the  disciples  28  And  when  he  was  come 
to  Jesus  apart,  and  said,  into  the  house,  his  disciples 
Why  could  not  we  cast  him  asked  him  privately,  Why 


43  And  they  were  all  amaz¬ 
ed  at  the  mighty  power  of 
God. 


out  ?  20  And  J esus  said  unto 
them,  Because  of  your  un¬ 
belief  :  for  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  If  ye  have  faith  as  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye 
shall  say  unto  this  moun¬ 
tain,  Remove  hence  to  yonder  place ;  and  it  shall  remove ;  and  nothing  shall  be  im¬ 
possible  unto  you.  21  Howbeit  this  kind  goeth  not  out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 


could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 
29  And  he  said  unto  them, 
This  kind  can  come  forth 
by  nothing,  but  by  prayer 
and  fasting. 


A.D.  29. 


CHRIST  FORETELLETH  HIS  PASSION. 


63 


St.  Matt.  xvii.  14 — 27.  St.  Mark  ix.  14 — 32. 


St.  Luke  ix.  37 — 45. 


22  And  while  they  abode 
in  Galilee,  Jesus  said  unto 
them,  The  Son  of  man  shall 
be  betrayed  into  the  hands 
of  men :  23  and  they  shall 
kill  him,  and  the  third  day 
he  shall  be  raised  again. 
And  they  were  exceeding 
sorry. 


30  And  they  departed 
thence,  and  passed  through 
Galilee ;  and  he  would  not 
that  any  man  should  know 
it.  31  For  he  taught  his  dis¬ 
ciples,  and  said  unto  them, 
The  Son  of  man  is  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  men,  and 
they  shall  kill  him ;  and 
after  that  he  is  killed,  he 
shall  rise  the  third  day. 
32  But  they  understood  not 
that  saying,  and  were  afraid 
to  ask  him. 


But  while  they  wondered 
every  one  at  all  things 
which  Jesus  did,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples,  44  Let 
these  sayings  sink  down  in¬ 
to  your  ears  :  for  the  Son 
of  man  shall  be  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  men. 
45  But  they  understood  not 
this  saying,  and  it  was 
hid  from  them,  that  they 
perceived  it  not :  and  they 
feared  to  ask  him  of  that 
saying. 


24  And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they  that  received  tribute 
money  came  to  Peter,  and  said,  Doth  not  your  master  pay  tribute? 
23  He  saith,  Yes.  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  Jesus  prevented 
him,  saying,  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon  ?  of  whom  do  the  kings  of  the 
earth  take  custom  or  tribute?  of  their  own  children,  or  of  strangers? 
26  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Of  strangers.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Then  are 
the  children  free.  27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  offend  them,  go 
thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  an  hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh 
up  ;  and  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of 
money  :  that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee. 


66.  Discourses. 


(a)  The  greatest  in  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven. 


St.  Matt,  xviii.  1 — 5. 


At  the  same  time  came 
the  disciples  unto  Jesus, 
saying,  Who  is  the  greatest 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven? 
2  And  Jesus  called  a  little 
child  unto  him,  and  set  him 
in  the  midst  of  them,  3  and 
said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Except  ye  be  converted,  and 
become  as  little  children, 
ye  shall  not  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven.  4  Who¬ 
soever  therefore  shall  hum¬ 
ble  himself  as  this  little 
child,  the  same  is  greatest 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 


St.  Mark  ix.  33 — 37. 


33  And  he  came  to  Ca¬ 
pernaum  :  and  being  in  the 
house  he  asked  them,  What 
was  it  that  ye  disputed 
among  yourselves  by  the 
way?  34 But  they  held  their 
peace  :  for  by  the  way  they 
had  disputed  among  them¬ 
selves,  who  should  be  the 
greatest.  35 And  he  sat  down, 
and  called  the  twelve,  and 
saith  unto  them,  If  any  man 
desire  to  be  first,  the  same 
shall  be  last  of  all,  and  ser¬ 
vant  of  all.  86  And  he  took 
a  child,  and  set  him  in  the 


St.  Luke  ix.  46 — 48. 


46  Then  there  arose  a  rea¬ 
soning  among  them,  which 
of  them  should  be  greatest. 

47  And  Jesus,  perceiving  the 
thought  of  their  heart,  took 
a  child,  and  set  him  by  him, 

48  and  said  unto  them,  Who¬ 
soever  shall  receive  this  child 
in  my  name  receiveth  me  : 
and  whosoever  shall  receive 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent 
me :  fpr  he  that  is  least 
among  you  all,  the  same 
shall  be  great. 

midst  of  them  :  and 


64 


DISCOURSES. 


A.D.  29, 


St.  Matt,  xviii.  1 — 5.  St.  Mark  ix.  33 — 37. 


when  he  had  taken  him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto 
them,  37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such  chil¬ 
dren  in  my  name,  receiveth  me  :  and  whosoever 
shall  receive  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that 
sent  me. 


(6)  One  casting  out  Devils. 

St.  Mark  ix.  38 — 41.  St.  Luke  ix.  49,  50. 


5  And  whoso  shall  receive 
one  such  little  child  in  my 
name  receiveth  me. 


38  And  John  answered  him,  saying, 
Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils 
in  thy  name,  and  he  followeth  not  us  : 
and  we  forbad  him,  because  he  followeth 
not  us.  39  But  Jesus  said,  Forbid  him 
not :  for  there  is  no  man  which  shall  do 
a  miracle  in  my  name,  that  can  lightly 
speak  evil  of  me.  40  For  he  that  is  not 
41  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup  of 
because  ye  belong  to  Christ,  verily  I  say 
his  reward. 


49  And  John  answered  and  said,  Mas¬ 
ter,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in  thy 
name ;  and  we  forbad  him,  because  he 
followeth  not  with  us.  50  And  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Forbid  him  not :  for  he  that  is 
not  against  us  is  for  us. 

against  us  is  on  our  part, 
water  to  drink  in  my  name, 
unto  you,  he  shall  not  lose 


(c)  Offences. 


St.  Matt,  xviii.  6 — 9. 


St.  Mark  ix.  42 — 50. 


6  But  whoso  shall  offend  one  of  these 
little  ones  which  believe  in  me,  it  were 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hang¬ 

ed  about  his  neck,  and  that  he  were  drown¬ 
ed  in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 6  7 8  Woe  unto 
the  world  because  of  offences  !  for  it  must 
needs  be  that  offences  come ;  but  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  offence  corneth  ! 

8  Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  offend 
thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  them  from 
thee :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
life  halt  or  maimed,  rather  than  having 
two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
everlasting  fire.  9  And  if  thine  eye  offend 
thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee : 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with 

one  eye,  rather  than  having  two  eyes  to 
be  cast  into  hell  fire. 


42  And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hang¬ 
ed  about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into 
the  sea.  43  And  if  thy  hand  offend  thee, 
cut  it  off :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
into  life  maimed,  than  having  two  hands  to 
go  into  hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall 
be  quenched:  44where  their  worm  dieth 
not,  and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 
45  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it  off : 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  halt  into  life, 
than  having  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  hell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be  quenched : 
46where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched.  47 And  if  thine 
eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out :  it  is  better 


for  thee  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
with  one  eye,  than  having  two  eyes  to  be 
cast  into  hell  fire  :  48  where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not 
quenched.  49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire,  and  every  sacri¬ 
fice  shall  be  salted  with  salt.  50  Salt  is  good :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
his  saltness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it  ?  Have  salt  in  yourselves,  and 
have  peace  one  with  another. 

(St.  Luke  xvii.  1,  2.) 


Cities  of  Decapo  Us  or e  distinguished,  thus  o 


Stanfords  Geographical,  Establishment . 


Front  Caperncuun  to  lire  co  as  tv  of‘  Tyre,  &  Gicto/v,  bank  to  the,  c-oastv 
of'  Decapods,  to  the/  coasts  of  MctgdjaJxt,  <JYns  GO,  61. ) 
from  Afagcbalxx,  to  fi  ethsafcLeo  to  the ;  ton  ns  of  Coes  area  Flu  tip p  u, 
batch,  to  Capes ■njctusrv  IJV??  Git  to  65 ) 


A.  D.  29. 


DISCOURSES. 


65 


(d)  The  lost  Sheep. 

St.  Matt,  xviii.  10 — 14. 


10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little  ones ;  for  I  say  unto  you. 
That  in  heaven  their  angels  do  always  behold  the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven.  n  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save  that  which  was  lost.  12  How  think  ye  ? 
if  a  man  have  an  hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine,  and  goeth  into  the  mountains,  and  seeketh  that  which  is  gone 
astray?  13 And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  more  of 
that  sheep,  than  of  the  ninety  and  nine  which  went  not  astray.  14  Even  do  it  is  not 
the  will  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones  should  perish. 

(St.  Luke  xv.  3 — 7.) 


(e)  Forgiveness. 

Sr.  Matt,  xviii.  15 — 35. 


15  Moreover  if  thy  brother  shall  trespass  against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault 
between  thee  and  him  alone  :  if  he  shall  hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 
16 But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take  with  thee  one  or  two  more,  that  in  the  mouth 
of  two  or  three  witnesses  every  word  may  be  established.  17  And  if  he  shall 
neglect  to  hear  them,  tell  it  unto  the  church :  but  if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let 
him  be  unto  thee  as  an  heathen  man  and  a  publican.  18  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  What¬ 
soever  ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven :  and  whatsoever  ye  shall  loose 
on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven.  19  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That  if  two  of  you 
shall  agree  on  earth- as  touching  any  thing  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for 
them  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  20  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  to- 
.  gether  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

21  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against 
me,  and  I  forgive  him?  till  seven  times?  22 Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto 
thee,  Until  seven  times:  but,  Until  seventy  times  seven.  23 Therefore  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  likened  unto  a  certain  king,  which  would  take  account  of  his  servants. 
24  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which  owed  him 
ten  thousand  talents.  25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay,  his  lord  commanded 
him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be 
made.  26  The  servant  therefore  fell  down,  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  hfive 
patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt.  28  But  the  same 
servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellowservants,  which  owed  him  an  hundred 
pence :  and  he  laid  hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat,  saying,  Pay  me  that 
thou  owest.  29  And  his  fellowservant  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him,  saying, 
Have  patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  30  And.  he  would  not :  but  went 
and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt.  31  So  when  his  fellowservants 
saw  what  was  done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that 
was  done.  32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had  called  him,  said  unto  him,  0  thou 
wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou  desiredst  me:  33shouldest 
not  thou  also  have  had  compassion  on  thy  fellowservant,  even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee  ? 
4  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should  pay 
all  that  was  dtie  unto  him. 

35  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts 
forgive  not  every  one  his  brother  their  trespasses. 

E 


66 


HOW  GHB1ST  IS  TO  BE  FOLLOWED. 


A.  D.  29. 


67.  Jesus  goeth  up  to  the  Feast  of  Tabernacles 

at  Jerusalem. 

St.  John  vii.  1 — 10. 


After  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee  :  for  he  would  not  walk  in  Jewry, 
because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill  him.  2  Now  the  Jews’  feast  of  tabernacles  was  at 
hand.  3  His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him,  Depart  hence,  and  go  into  Judaea, 
that  thy  disciples  also  may  see  the  works  that  thou  doest.  4  For  there  is  no  man 
that  doeth  any  thing  in  secret,  and  he  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly.  If  thou 
do  these  things,  shew  thyself  to  the  world.  6  For  neither  did  his  brethren  believe  in 
him.  6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  My  time  is  not  yet  come :  but  your  time  is  alway 
ready.  7 The  world  cannot  hate  you;  but  me  it  hateth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that 
the  works  thereof  are  evil.  8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast :  I  go  not  up  yet  unto  this 
feast;  for  my  time  is  not  yet  full  come.  9 When  he  had  said  these  words  unto  them, 
he  abode  still  in  Galilee.  10  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up,  then  went  he  also 
up  unto  the  feast,  not  openly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret. 


St.  Luke  ix.  51 — 56. 


51  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was  come  that  he  should  be  received  up, 
he  stedfastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  52  and  sent  messengers  before  his  face : 
and  they  went,  and  entered  into  a  village  of  the  Samaritans,  to  make  ready  for  him. 
53  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  because  his  face  was  as  though  he  would  go  to 
Jerusalem.  64  And  when  his  disciples  James  and  John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord,  wilt 
thou  that  we  command  fire  to  come  down  from  heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as 
Elias  did?  55 But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them,  and  said,  Ye  know  not  what  manner 
of  spirit  ye  are  of.  66  For  the  Son  of  man  is  not  come  to  destroy  men’s  lives,  but 
to  save  them.  And  they  went  to  another  village. 


08.  Christ  sheweth  how  He  is  to  be  followed. 

St.  Matt.  viii.  19 — 22.  St.  Luke  ix.  57 — 62. 


19  And  a  certain  scribe  came,  and  said 
unto  him,  Master,  I  will  follow  thee  whi¬ 
thersoever  thou  goest.  20 And  Jesus  saith 
unto  him,  The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the 
birds  of  the  air  have  nests  ;  but  the  Son 
of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 
21  And  another  of  his  disciples  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury 


my  father. 
Follow 
dead. 


me 


22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
and  let  the  dead  bury  their 


57  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they 
went  in  the  way,  a  certain  man  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee  whitherso¬ 
ever  thou  goest.  58  And  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  Foxes  have  holes,  and  birds  of  the 
air  have  nests  ;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath 
not  where  to  lay  his  head.  69  And  he  said 
unto  another,  Follow  me.  But  he  said. 
Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father.  60  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the 
dead  bury  their 


dead :  but  go  thou  and 
preach  the  kingdom  of  God.  61  And  another  also  said,  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee ;  but  let  me  first  go  bid  them  farewell,  which  are  at  home 
at  my  house.  62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man,  having  put  his 
hand  to  the  plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 


A.  D.  29 


TEE  DOCTRINE  OF  JESUS. 


67 


69.  He  sendeth  out  Seventy  Disciples. 

St.  Luke  x.  1 — 16. 


Aftee  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  other  seventy  also,  and  sent  them  two 
and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city  and  place,  whither  he  himself  would  come. 
2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  The  harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the  labourers  are  few  : 
pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  would  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  harvest.  3  Go  your  ways :  behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 
4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor  shoes  :  and  salute  no  man  by  the  way.  5  And 
into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter,  first  say,  Peace  be  to  this  house.  6  And  if  the  son  of 
peace  be  there,  your  peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if  not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again.  7  And 
in  the  same  house  remain,  eating  and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give :  for  the 
labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to  house.  8  And  into  whatsoever 
city  ye  enter,  and  they  receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you :  9  and  heal 
the  sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto  them,  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto 
you.  10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they  receive  you  not,  go  your  ways 
out  into  the  streets  of  the  same,  and  say,  11  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city,  which 
cleaveth  on  us,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you :  notwithstanding  be  ye  sure  of  this,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you.  12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city.  13  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida  !  for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
which  have  been  done  in  you,  they  had  a  great  while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes.  14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judgment, 
than  for  you.  15  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  exalted  to  heaven,  shalt  be  thrust 
down  to  hell.  16  He  that  heareth  you  heareth  me  ;  and  he  that  despiseth  you  despiseth 
me ;  and  he  that  despiseth  me  despiseth  him  that  sent  me. 

(St.  Matt.  xi.  20 — 24.) 


70.  The  4  Doctrine  ’  of  Jesus. 

St,  John  yii.  11 — 53. 


11  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and  said,  Where  is  he?  12 And  there 
was  much  murmuring  among  the  people  concerning  him  :  for  some  said,  He  is  a  good 
man  :  others  said,  Nay  ;  but  he  deceiveth  the  people.  ]3Howbeit  no  man  spake  openly 
of  him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  Now  about  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus  went  up  into  the  temple,  and  taught. 
15  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  saying,  How  knoweth  this  man  letters,  having  never 
learned?  16 Jesus  answered  them,  and  said,  My  doctrine  is  not  mine,  but  his  that 
sent  me.  17  If  any  man  will  do  his  will,  he  shall  know  of  the  doctrine,  whether 
it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I  speak  of  myself.  48  He  that  speaketh  of  himself  seeketh 
his  own  glory :  but  he  that  seeketh  his  glory  that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true, 
and  no  unrighteousness  is  in  him.  19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet 
none  of  you  keepeth  the  law  ?  Why  go  ye  about  to  kill  me  ?  20  The  people  an¬ 
swered  and  said,  Thou  hast  a  devil :  who  goeth  about  to  kill  thee  ?  21  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  have  done  one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel.  22  Moses 
therefore  gave  unto  you  circumcision  ;  (not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the  fathers;) 
and  ye  on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a  man.  23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day  receive 
circumcision,  that  the  law  of  Moses  should  not  bo  broken ;  are  ye  angry  at  me, 
because  I  have  made  a  man  every  whit  whole  on  the  sabbatli  day?  24 Judge  not 
according  to  the  appearance,  but  judge  righteous  judgment. 

25 Then  said  some  of  them  of  Jerusalem,  Is  not  this  he,  whom  they  seek  to  kill? 
26  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they  say  nothing  unto  him.  Do  the  rulers  know 
indeed  that  this  is  the  very  Christ  ?  27  Howbeit  we  know  this  man  whence  he  is  : 

E  2 


68 


THE  WOMAN  TAKEN  IN  ADULTERY. 


A.  D.  29. 


St.  John  vii.  11 — 53. 


but  when  Christ  cometh,  no  man  knoweth  whence  he  is.  28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the 
temple  as  he  taught,  saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I  am :  and  I 
am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom  ye  know  not.  29  But 
I  know  him  :  for  I  am  from  him,  and  he  hath  sent  me.  30  Then  they  sought  to  take 
him  :  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come.  31  And 
many  of  the  people  believed  on  him,  and  said,  When  Christ  cometh,  will  he  do  more 
miracles  than  these  which  this  man  hath  done  ? 

32  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  people  murmured  such  things  concerning  him ;  and 
the  Pharisees  and  the  chief  priests  sent  officers  to  take  him.  33  Then  said  Jesus  unto 
them,  Yet  a  little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  then  I  go  unto  him  that  sent  me. 
34Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among  themselves,  Whither  will  he  go,  that  we  shall  not  find 
him?  will  he  go  unto  the  dispersed  among  the  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gentiles? 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is  this  that  he  said,  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me :  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come  ? 

37  In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the  feast,  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying,  If 
any  man  thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me,  and  drink.  38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as 
the  scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living  water.  39  (But 
this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which  they  that  believe  on  him  should  receive :  for  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  given;  because  that  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.)  40 Many 
of  the  people  therefore,  when  they  heard  this  saying,  said,  Of  a  truth  this  is  the 
Prophet.  41  Others  said,  This  is  the  Christ.  But  some  said,  Shall  Christ  come  out 
of  Galilee  ?  42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said,  That  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  David, 
and  out  of  the  town  of  Bethlehem,  where  David  was'?  43  So  there  was  a  division 
among  the  people  because  of  him.  44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him ;  but 
no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

45  Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees  ;  and  they  said  unto 
them,  Why  have  ye  not  brought  him  ?  46  The  officers  answered,  Never  man  spake 
like  this  man.  47  Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees,  Are  ye  also  deceived  ?  48  Have 
any  of  the  rulers  or  of  the  Pharisees  believed  on  him  ?  49  But  this  people  who 

knoweth  not  the  law  are  cursed.  50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them,  (he  that  came  to 
Jesus  by  night,  being  one  of  them,)  51  Doth  our  law  judge  any  man,  before  it  hear 
him,  and  know  what  he  doeth  ?  52  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  also 

of  Galilee  ?  Search,  and  look :  for  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet.  53  And  every 
man  went  unto  his  own  house. 

71.  Christ  delivereth  the  Woman  taken  in  Adultery. 

St.  John  yiii.  1 — 11. 


Jesus  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives.  2  And  early  in  the  morning  he  came  again 
into  the  temple,  and  all  the  people  came  unto  him  ;  and  he  sat  down,  and  taught  them. 
3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  brought  unto  him  a  woman  taken  in  adultery ;  and 
when  they  had  set  her  in  the  midst,  4  they  say  unto  him,  Master,  this  woman  was  taken 
in  adultery,  in  the  very  act.  6  Now  Moses  in  the  law  commanded  us,  that  such  should 
be  stoned  :  but  what  sayest  thou  ?  6  This  they  said,  tempting  him,  that  they  might  have 
to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down,  and  with  his  finger  wrote  on  the  ground,  as 
though  he  heard  them  not.  7  So  when  they  continued  asking  him,  he  lifted  up  himself, 
and  said  unto  them,  He  that  is  without  sin  among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a  stone  at  her. 
8  And  again  he  stooped  down,  and  wrote  on  the  ground.  9  And  they  which  heard  it, 
being  convicted  by  their  own  conscience,  went  out  one  by  one,  beginning  at  the  eldest, 
even  unto  the  last :  and  Jesus  was  left  alone,  and  the  woman  standing  in  the  midst. 
10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  himself,  and  saw  none  but  the  woman,  he  said  unto  her, 
Woman,  where  are  those  thine  accusers?  hath  no  man  condemned  thee?  11  She  said, 
No  man,  Lord.  And  Jesus  said  unto  her,  Neither  do  I  condemn  thee  :  go,  and  sin  no 
more. 


A.  D.  29. 


‘  THE  LIGHT  OF  THE  WOULD: 


69 


72.  Christ  ‘the  Light  of  the  World.* 

St.John  viii.  12—59. 


12  Then  spake  Jesus  again  unto  them,  saying,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world :  he  that 
followeth  me  shall  not  walk  in  darkness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of  life.  13  The 
Pharisees  therefore  said  unto  him,  Thou  bearest  record  of  thyself ;  thy  record  is 
not  true.  14  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Though  I  bear  record  of  myself, 
yet  my  record  is  true  :  for  I  know  whence  I  came,  and  whither  I  go  ;  but  ye  cannot 
tell  whence  I  come,  and  whither  I  go.  15  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh ;  I  judge  no  man. 
10  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judgment  is  true :  for  I  am  not  alone,  but  I  and  the  Father 
that  sent  me.  17  It  is  also  written  in  your  law,  that  the  testimony  of  two  men  is 
true.  18 1  am  one  that  bear  witness  of  myself,  and  the  Father  that  sent  me  beareth 
witness  of  me.  19  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is  thy  Father  ?  Jesus  answered,  Ye 
neither  know  me,  nor  my  Father:  if  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should  have  known  my 
Father  also.  20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in  the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple  : 
and  no  man  laid  hands  on  him ;  for  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto  them,  I  go  my  way,  and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and 
shall  die  in  your  sins  :  whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come.  22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will 
he  kill  himself?  because  he  saith,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come.  23 And  he  said 
unto  them,  Ye  are  from  beneath;  I  am  from  above:  ye  are  of  this  world;  I  am 
not  of  this  world.  24 1  said  therefore  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins  :  for 
if  ye  believe  not  that  I  am  he,  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins.  25  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Who  art  thou  ?  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Even  the  same  that  I  said  unto  you 
from  the  beginning.  26 1  have  many  things  to  say  and  to  judge  of  you:  but  he 
that  sent  me  is  true  ;  and  I  speak  to  the  world  those  things  which  I  have  heard 
of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he  spake  to  them  of  the  Father.  28  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  them,  When  ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
he,  and  that  I  do  nothing  of  myself ;  but  as  my  Father  hath  taught  me,  I  speak 
these  tilings.  29  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me  :  the  Father  hath  not  left  me 
alone  ;  for  I  do  always  those  things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  many  believed  on  him.  31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those 
Jews  which  believed  on  him,  If  ye  continue  in  my  word,  then  are  ye  my  dis¬ 
ciples  indeed ;  32  and  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free. 
33  They  answered  him,  We  be  Abraham’s  seed,  and  were  never  in  bondage  to 
any  man  :  how  sayest  thou,  Ye  shall  be  made  free?  34  Jesus  answered  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  committeth  sin  is  the  servant  of  sin.  35  And 
the  servant  abideth  not  in  the  house  for  ever  :  but  the  Sou  abideth  ever.  36  If  the 
Son  therefore  shall  make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed.  37 1  know  that  ye  are 
Abraham’s  seed  ;  but  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because  my  word  hath  no  place  in  you. 
38 1  speak  that  which  I  have  seen  with  my  Father :  and  ye  do  that  which  ye  have 
seen  with  your  father.  39  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham  is  our  father. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  If  ye  were  Abraham’s  children,  ye  would  do  the  works 
of  Abraham.  40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  a  man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth, 
which  I  have  heard  of  God:  this  did  not  Abraham.  41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your 
father.  Then  said  they  to  him,  We  be  not  born  of  fornication  ;  we  have  one  Father, 
even  God.  42  Jesus  said  unto  them,  If  God  were  your  Father,  ye  would  love  me  : 
for  I  proceeded  forth  and  came  from  God ;  neither  came  I  of  myself,  but  he  sent 
me.  43  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my  speech  ?  even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my 
word.  44  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts  of  your  father  ye  will  do. 
He  was  a  murderer  from  the  beginning,  and  abode  not  in  the  truth,  because  there 
is  no  truth  in  him.  When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own  :  for  he  is  a 
liar,  and  the  father  of  it.  45  And  because  I  tell  you  the  truth,  ye  believe  me  not. 
4,i  Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the  truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe 
me  ?  47  He  that  is  of  God  heareth  God’s  words  :  ye  therefore  hear  them  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  God.  48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said  unto  him.  Say  we  not  well 


70 


THE  MAN  BORN  BLIND. 


A.D.  29. 


St.  John  viii.  12 — 59. 


that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil?  49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil ; 
but  I  honour  my  Father,  and  ye  do  dishonour  me.  50  And  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory  : 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth.  61  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  a  man 
keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death.  52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now 
we  know  that  thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  prophets  ;  and  thou 
sayest,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  taste  of  death.  53  Art  thou  greater 
than  our  father  Abraham,  which  is  dead  ?  and  the  prophets  are  dead  :  whom  makest 
thou  thyself?  54 Jesus  answered,  If  I  honour  myself,  my  honour  is  nothing:  it  is 
my  Father  that  honoureth  me  ;  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God  :  55  yet  ye  have 
not  known  him  ;  but  I  know  him :  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be 
a  liar  like  unto  you :  but  I  know  him,  and  keep  his  saying.  56  Your  father  Abraham 
rejoiced  to  see  my  day  :  and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad.  57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto 
him,  Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham?  58 Jesus  said 
unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am.  59  Then  took 
they  up  stones  to  cast  at  him  :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out  of  the  temple, 
going  through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so  passed  by. 


73.  The  Man  born  blind. 

St.  John  ix.  1 — 41. 


And  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  which  was  blind  from  his  birth.  2  And 
his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  Master,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents,  that 
he  was  born  blind?  3 Jesus  answered,  Neither  hath  this  man  sinned,  nor  his  parents: 
but  that  the  works  of  God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him.  4 1  must  work  the 
works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the  night  cometh,  when  no  man  can 
work.  5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world.  6  When  he 
had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle,  and  he 
anointed  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man  with  the  clay,  7  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash  in 
the  pool  of  Siloam,  (which  is  by  interpretation,  Sent.)  He  went  his  way  therefore, 
and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 

8  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which  before  had  seen  him  that  he  was 
blind,  said,  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and  begged?  9 Some  said,  This  is  he:  others 
said,  He  is  like  him :  but  he  said,  I  am  he.  10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him,  How 
were  thine  eyes  opened?  11  He  answered  and  said,  A  man  that  is  called  Jesus  made 
clay,  and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  Go  to  the  pool  of  Siloam,  and 
wash :  and  I  went  and  washed,  and  I  received  sight.  12  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Where  is  he  ?  He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  They  brought  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  aforetime  was  blind.  14  And  it  was 
the  sabbath  day  when  Jesus  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes.  15  Then  again 
the  Pharisees  also  asked  him  how  he  had  received  his  sight.  He  said  unto  them, 
He  put  clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I  washed,  and  do  see.  16  Therefore  said  some 
of  the  Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of  God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the  sabbath  day. 
Others  said,  How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such  miracles  ?  And  there  was  a 
division  among  them.  17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again,  What  sayest  thou  of 
him,  that  he  hath  opened  thine  eyes?  He  said,  He  is  a  prophet.  18  But  the  Jews 
did  not  believe  concerning  him,  that  he  had  been  blind,  and  received  his  sight,  until 
they  called  the  parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight.  19  And  they  asked  them, 
saying,  Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ?  how  then  doth  he  now  see  ? 
20  His  parents  answered  them  and  said,  We  know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that 
he  was  born  blind :  21  but  by  what  means  he  now  seeth,  we  know  not ;  or  who  hath 
opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not :  he  is  of  age ;  ask  him :  he  shall  speak  for  himself. 
22  These  words  spake  his  parents,  because  they  feared  the  Jews  :  for  the  Jews  had 
agreed  already,  that  if  any  man  did  confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should  be  put 


A.  D.  29. 


‘THE  DOOR  ’  AND  ‘THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD: 


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St.  John  ix.  1 — 41. 


out  of  the  synagogue.  23  Therefore  said  his  parents,  He  is  of  age  ;  ask  him.  24  Then 
again  called  they  the  man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  Give  God  the  praise  : 
we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner.  25  He  answered  and  said,  Whether  he  be  a  sinner 
or  no,  I  know  not :  one  thing  I  know,  that,  whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  see.  26  Then 
said  they  to  him  again,  What  did  he  to  thee  ?  how  opened  he  thine  eyes  ?  27  He 
answered  them,  I  have  told  you  already,  and  ye  did  not  hear  :  wherefore  would 
ye  hear  it  again  ?  will  ye  also  be  his  disciples  ?  28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and  said, 
Thou  art  his  disciple;  but  we  are  Moses’  disciples.  29 We  know  that  God  spake 
unto  Moses  :  as  for  this  fellow,  we  know  not  from  whence  he  is.  30  The  man  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  Why  herein  is  a  marvellous  thing,  that  ye  know  not  from  whence 
he  is,  and  yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes.  31  Now  we  know  that  God  heareth  not 
sinners  :  but  if  any  man  be  a  worshipper  of  God,  and  doeth  his  will,  him  he  heareth. 
32  Since  the  world  began  was  it  not  heard  that  any  man  opened  the  eyes  of  one  that 
was  born  blind.  33  If  this  man  were  not  of  God,  he  could  do  nothing.  34  They 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wast  altogether  born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou 
teach  us?  And  they  cast  him  out.  35 Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out  ;  and 
when  he  had  found  him,  he  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of  God  ? 
36  He  answered  and  said,  Who  is  he,  Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on  him  ?  37  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  it  is  he  that  talketh  with  thee. 
38  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe.  And  he  worshipped  him. 

39  And  Jesus  said,  For  judgment  I  am  come  into  this  world,  that  they  which  see 
not  might  see  ;  and  that  they  which  see  might  be  made  blind.  40  And  some  of  the 
Pharisees  which  were  with  him  heard  these  words,  and  said  unto  him,  Are  we 
blind  also?  41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  If  ye  were  blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin:  but 
now  ye  say,  We  see  ;  therefore  your  sin  remaineth. 

74.  Christ  the  ‘Door’  and  ‘the  good  Shepherd.’ 

St.  John  x.  1 — 21. 


Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth  not  by  the  door  into  the  sheep- 
fold,  but  climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber.  2  But  he 
that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep.  3  To  him  the  porter 
openeth  ;  and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice  :  and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and 
leadeth  them  out.  4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them, 
and  the  sheep  follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice.  5  And  a  stranger  will  they 

not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him  :  for  they  know  not  the  voice  of  strangers.  6  This 

parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  :  but  they  understood  not  what  things  they  were 
which  he  spake  unto  them. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  again,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  am  the 
door  of  the  sheep.  8  All  that  ever  came  before  me  are  thieves  and  robbers  :  but 
the  sheep  did  not  hear  them.  9 1  am  the  door  :  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he 
shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find  pasture.  10  The  thief  cometh 

not,  but  for  to  steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy  :  I  am  come  that  they  might  have 

life,  and  that  they  might  have  it  more  abundantly.  11 1  am  the  good  shepherd  : 
the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep.  12  But  he  that  is  an  hireling, 
and  not  the  shepherd,  whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and 
leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth  :  and  the  wolf  catcheth  them,  and  scattereth  the 
sheep.  13  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 
14 1  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep,  and  am  known  of  mine.  15  As  the 
Father  knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I  the  Father  :  and  I  lay  down  my  life  for  the 
sheep.  16  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must 
bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my  voice  ;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 
17  Therefore  doth  my  Father  love  me,  because  I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  might 
take  it  again.  18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me,  but  I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I  have 


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THE  GOOD  SAMARITAN. 


A.D .  29. 


St.  John  x.  1 — 21. 


power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have  power  to  take  it  again.  This  commandment  have 
I  received  of  my  Father. 

19  There  was  a  division  therefore  again  among  the  Jews  for  these  sayings.  20  And 
many  of  them  said,  He  hath  a  devil,  and  is  mad ;  why  hear  ye  him  ?  21  Others  said, 
These  are  not  the  words  of  him  that  hath  a  devil.  Can  a  devil  open  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  ? 


75.  The  Return  of  the  Seventy  Disciples. 

St.  Luke  x.  17 — 24. 


17  And  the  seventy  returned  again  with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even  the  devils  are 
subject  unto  us  through  thy  name.  18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  beheld  Satan  as 
lightning  fall  from  heaven.  19  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power  to  tread  on  serpents 
and  scorpions,  and  over  all  the  power  of  the  enemy  :  and  nothing  shall  by  any 
means  hurt  you.  20  Notwithstanding  in  this  rejoice  not,  that  the  spirits  are  subject 
unto  you;  but  rather  rejoice,  because  your  names  are  written  in  heaven. 

21  In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in  spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes :  even  so,  Father ;  for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 
22 All  things  are  delivered  to  me  of  my  Father:  and  no  man  knoweth  who  the  Son 
is,  but  the  Father;  and  who  the  Father  is,  but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the 
Son  will  reveal  him.  23  And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disciples,  and  said  privately, 
Blessed  are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see:  24 for  I  tell  you,  that  many 
prophets  and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen 
them ;  and  to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them. 


76.  The  Parable  of  the  good  Samaritan. 

St.  Luke  x.  25 — 37. 


25  And,  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Master, 
what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ?  26  He  said  unto  him,  What  is  written  in 
the  law?  how  readest  thou?  27 And  he  answering  said,  Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all 
thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind;  and  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  28 And 
he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered  right :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live.  29  But  he, 
willing  to  justify  himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour  ?  30  And  Jesus 
answering  said, 

A  certain  man  went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell  among  thieves,  which 
stripped  him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and  departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 
31  And  by  chance  there  came  down  a  certain  priest  that  way  :  and  when  he  saw  him, 
he  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  32  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
came  and  looked  on  him ,  and  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  33  But  a  certain  Samaritan, 
as  he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was  :  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  had  compassion 
on  him,  34  and  went  to  him,  and  bound  up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and  wine, 
and  set  him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 
35  And  on  the  morrow  when  he  departed,  he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  them 
to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him,  Take  care  of  him ;  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest 
more,  when  I  come  again,  I  will  repay  thee. 

36  Which  now  of  these  three,  thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell 
among  the  thieves  ?  37  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him.  Then  said 
Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 


A.  D.  29 


MARTHA  AND  MARY. 


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77.  Martha  and  Mary. 

St.  Luke  x.  38 — 42. 


38 Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went,  that  he  entered  into  a  certain  village: 
and  a  certain  woman  named  Martha  received  him  into  her  house.  39  And  she  had 
a  sister  called  Mary,  which  also  sat  at  Jesus’  feet,  and  heard  his  word.  40  But 
Martha  was  cumbered  about  much  serving,  and  came  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  dost 
thou  not  care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to  serve  alone  ?  bid  her  therefore  that 
she  help  me.  41  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  Martha,  Martha,  thou 
art  careful  and  troubled  about  many  things  :  42  but  one  thing  is  needful  :  and  Mary 
hath  chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall  not  be  taken  away  from  her. 

78.  Christ  teaclieth  to  pray. 

% 

St.  Luke  xi.  1 — 13. 


And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he  was^  praying  in  a  certain  place,  when  he  ceased, 
one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John^also  taught  his 
disciples.  2  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  ye  pray,  say, 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come. 
Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in  earth.  3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily 
bread.  4  And  forgive  us  our  sins  ;  for  we  also  forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted 
to  us.  And  lead  us  upt  into  temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Which  of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him 
at  midnight,  and  say  unto  him,  Friend,  lend  me  three  loaves  ;  6  for  a  friend  of  mine 
in  his  journey  is  come  to  me,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  before  him?  7  And  he  from 
within  shall  answer  and  say,  Trouble  me  not :  the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  children 
are  with  me  in  bed  ;  I  cannot  rise  and  give  thee.  8 1  say  unto  you,  Though  he  will 
not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his  importunity  he 
will  rise  and  give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.  10  For  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth  ; 
and  he  that  seeketh  findeth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  11  If  a  son 
shall  ask  bread  of  any  of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he  give  him  a  stone  ?  or  if  he 
a.sk  a  fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  serpent?  12 or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will 
he  offer  him  a  scorpion?  13 If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto- 
your  children  :  how  much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit 
to  them  that  ask  him? 

(For  ver.  2 — 4,  compare  St.  Matt.  vi.  9 — 13 
.  9 — 13,  .  .  .  vii.  7 — 11.) 

79.  He  healeth  the  blind  and  dumb  Man  possessed  with 
a  Devil,  and  rebuketh  the  blasphemous  Pharisees. 

St.  Matt.  xii.  22 — 45.  St.  Luke  xi.  14 — 36. 


22  Then  was  brought  unto  him  one 
possessed  with  a  devil,  blind,  and  dumb : 
and  he  healed  him,  insomuch  that  the 
blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 
23  And  all  the  people  were  amazed,  and 
said,  Is  not  this  the  son  of  David?  24 But 
when  the  Pharisees  heard  it ,  they  said, 
This  fellow  doth  not  cast  out  devils,  but 


14  And  he  was  casting  out  a  devil,  and 
it  was  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb  spake  ; 
and  the  people  wondered.  15  But  some  of 
them  said,  He  casteth  out  devils  through 
Beelzebub  the  chief  of  the  devils.  16  And 
others,  tempting  him ,  sought  of  him  a  sign 
from  heaven.  17  But  he,  knowing  their 


74 


THE  PHARISEES  REBUKED. 


A.  D.  29. 


St.  Matt.  xii.  22 — 45. 


St.  Luke  xi.  14 — 36. 


by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  devils. 
25  And  Jesus  knew  their  thoughts,  and 
said  unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided 
against  itself  is  brought  to  desolation ; 
and  every  city  or  house  divided  against 
itself  shall  not  stand  :  26  and  if  Satan  cast 
out  Satan,  he  is  divided  against  himself ; 
how  shall  then  his  kingdom  stand  ?  27  And 
if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  whom 
do  your  children  cast  them  out  ?  therefore 
they  shall  be  your  judges.  28  But  if  I  cast 
out  devils  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  then  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  unto  you.  29  Or 
else  how  can  one  enter  into  a  strong  man’s 
house,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first 
bind  the  strong  man  ?  and  then  he  will 
spoil  his  house.  30  He  that  is  not  with  me 
is  against  me  ;  and  he  that  gathereth  not 
with  me  scattereth  abroad.  31  Wherefore 
I  say  unto  you,  All  manner  of  sin  and 


thoughts,  said  unto  them,  Every  king¬ 
dom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to 
desolation  ;  and  a  house  divided  against  a 
house  falleth.  18  If  Satan  also  be  divided 
against  himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom 
stand  ?  because  ye  say  that  I  cast  out 
devils  through  Beelzebub.  19  And  if  I 
by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  whom 
do  your  sons  cast  them  out  ?  therefore 
shall  they  be  your  judges.  20  But  if  I 
with  the  finger  of  God  cast  out  devils,  no 
doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon 
you.  21  When  a  strong  man  armed  keep- 
eth  his  palace,  his  goods  are  in  peace  : 
22  but  when  a  stronger  than  he  shall  come 
upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  he  taketh 
from  him  all  his  armour  wherein  he  trust¬ 
ed,  and  divideth  his  spoils.  23  He  that  is 
not  with  me  is  against  me  :  and  he  that 
gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth. 


blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  unto  men  : 
but  the  blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto 
men.  32  And  whosoever  speaketh  a  word  against  the  Son  of  man, 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him  :  but  whosoever  speaketh  against  the  Holy 
Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in  this  world,  neither  in 
the  world  to  come.  33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  his  fruit  good ; 
or  else  make  the  tree  corrupt,  and  his  fruit  corrupt :  for  the  tree  is 
known  by  his  fruit.  34  0  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being 
evil,  speak  good  things  ?  for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  the 
mouth  speaketh.  35  A  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of  the  heart 
bringeth  forth  good  things  :  and  an  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure 
bringeth  forth  evil  things.  36  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  every  idle 
word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  thereof  in  the  day 
of  judgment.  37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justified,  and  by  thy 
words  thou  shalt  be  condemned. 


38  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of  the 
Pharisees  answered,  saying,  Master,  we 
would  see  a  sign  from  thee.  39  But  he 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  An  evil 
and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after 
a  sign  ;  and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given 
to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas  : 
40  for  as  Jonas  was  three  days  and  three 
nights  in  the  whale’s  belly  ;  so  shall  the 
Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights 
in  the  heart  of  the  earth.  41  The  men  of 
Nineveh  shall  rise  in  judgment  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it :  because 
they  repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonas  ; 
and,  behold,  a  greater  than  Jonas  is  here. 
42  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in 
the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it  :  for  she  came  from  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the 
wisdom  of  Solomon;  and,  behold,  a  greater 
than  Solomon  is  here. 


29  And  when  the  people  were  gathered 
thick  together,  he  began  to  say,  This  is 
an  evil  generation  :  they  seek  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the 
sign  of  Jonas  the  prophet.  30  For  as  Jonas 
was  a  sign  unto  the  Ninevites,  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation. 
31  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in 
the  judgment  with  the  men  of  this  gene¬ 
ration,  and  condemn  them :  for  she  came 
from  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon ;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  32  The  men 
of  Nineve  shall  rise  up  in  the  judgment 
with  this  generation,  and  shall  condemn 
it :  for  they  repented  at  the  preaching 
of  Jonas  ;  and,  behold,  a  greater  than 
Jonas  is  here. 


A.D.  29.  OUTWARD  SHOW  OF  HOLINESS  REPREHENDED. 


75 


St.  Matt.  xii.  22 — 45. 


St.  Luke  xi.  14 — 36. 


43  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest,  and  findeth  none.  44  Then 
he  saith,  I  will  return  into  my  house  from 
whence  I  came  out  ;  and  when  he  is  come, 
he  findeth  it  empty,  swept,. and  garnished. 
45  Then  goetli  he,  and  taketh  with  him¬ 
self  seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than 
himself,  and  they  enter  in  and  dwell 
there  :  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is 
worse  than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  wicked  generation. 


24  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest  ;  and  finding  none,  he  saith, 
I  will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I  came 
out.  25  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth 
it  swept  and  garnished.  26  Then  goeth  he, 
and  taketh  to  him  seven  other  spirits  more 
wicked  than  himself ;  and  they  enter  in, 
and  dwell  there  :  and  the  last  state  of  that 
man  is  worse  than  the  first. 


27  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake  these 
things,  a  certain  woman  of  the  company 
lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that 
bare  thee,  and  the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked.  28  But  he  said,  Yea 
rather,  blessed  are  they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 


33  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  candle,  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place,  neither  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick,  that  they  which 
come  in  may  see  the  light.  34  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  :  there¬ 
fore  when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  of  light  ; 
but  when  thine  eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness.  35  Take 
heed  therefore  that  the  light  which  is  in  thee  be  not  darkness.  36  If 
thy  whole  body  therefore  be  full  of  light,  having  no  part  dark,  the 
whole  shall  be  full  of  light,  as  when  the  bright  shining  of  a  candle 
doth  give  thee  light. 


(For  verse  22,  &c.  compare  St.  Matt.  ix.  32—34,  and  St.  Mark  hi.  22 — 30.) 


80.  DISCOURSES. 

(a)  Christ  reprehendeth  the  outward  Show  of  Holiness 
in  the  Pharisees,  Scribes,  and  Lawyers. 

St.  Luke  xi.  37 — 54. 


37  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain  Pharisee  besought  him  to  dine  with  him  :  and  he 
went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  38  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled 
that  he  had  not  first  washed  before  dinner.  39  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Now 
do  ye  Pharisees  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the  platter  ;  but  your 
inward  part  is  full  of  ravening  and  wickedness.  40  Ye  fools,  did  not  he  that  made 
that  which  is  without  make  that  which  is  within  also  ?  41  But  rather  give  alms  of 
such  things  as  ye  have;  and,  behold,  all  things  are  clean  unto  you.  42  But  woe 
unto  you,  Pharisees  !  for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue  and  all  manner  of  herbs,  and  pass 
over  judgment  and  the  love  of  God  :  these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave 
the  other  undone.  43  Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  !  for  ye  love  the  uppermost  seats  in 
the  synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the  markets.  44  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phari¬ 
sees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  are  as  graves  which  appear  not,  and  the  men  that  walk 
over  them  are  not  aware  of  them. 

45  Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers,  and  said  unto  him,  Master,  thus  saying  thou 
reproachest  us  also.  46  And  he  said,  Woe  unto  you  also,  ye  lawyers!  for  ye  lade 
men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye  yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens 
with  one  of  your  fingers.  47  Woe  unto  you  !  for  ye  build  the  sepulchres  of  the  pro¬ 
phets,  and  your  fathers  killed  them.  48  Truly  ye  bear  witness  that  ye  allow  the 
deeds  of  your  fathers  :  for  they  indeed  killed  them,  and  ye  build  their  sepulchres. 
49  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I  will  send  them  prophets- and  apostles, 


76  HYPOCRISY  AND  FEARFULNESS  TO  BE  AVOIDED.  A.  D.  29. 


St.  Luke  xi.  37 — 54. 


and  some  of  them  they  shall  slay  and  persecute  :  50  that  the  blood  of  all  the  pro¬ 
phets,  which  was  shed  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  may  be  required  of  this 
generation  ;  51  from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the  blood  of  Zacharias,  which  perished 
between  the  altar  and  the  temple  :  verily  I  say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  required  of 
this  generation.  52 Woe  unto  you,  lawyers!  for  ye  have  taken  away  the  key  of 
knowledge :  ye  entered  not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were  entering  in  ye 
hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  them,  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to 
urge  him  vehemently,  and  to  provoke  him  to  speak  of  many  things  :  64  laying  wait 
for  him,  and  seeking  to  catch  something  out  of  his  mouth,  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 


(For  ver.  39,  compare  St.  Matt,  xxiii.  25 


42 

46 

47 

49—51 

52 


23 

4 

29—31 

34—36 

13) 


( b )  Christ  preacheth  to  His  Disciples  to  avoid  Hypocrisy 
and  Fearfulness  in  publishing  His  Doctrine. 

St.  Luke  xii.  1 — 12. 


In  the  mean  time,  when  there  were  gathered  together  an  innumerable  multitude 
of  people,  insomuch  that  they  trode  one  upon  another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his 
disciples  first  of  all,  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy. 
2  For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed ;  neither  hid,  that  shall 
not  be  known.  3  Therefore  whatsoever  ye  have  spoken  in  darkness  shall  be  heard 
in  the  light ;  and  that  which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall  be  proclaimed 
upon  the  housetops. 

4  And  I  say  unto  you  my  friends.  Be  not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the  body,  and 
after  that  have  no  more  that  they  can  do.  5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall 
fear  :  Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast  into  hell ;  yea,  I 
say  unto  you.  Fear  him.  6  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  farthings,  and  not 
one  of  them  is  forgotten  before  God  ?  7  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are 
all  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore  :  ye  are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows. 
8  Also  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son 
of  man  also  confess  before  the  angels  of  God  :  9  but  he  that  denieth  me  before  men 
shall  be  denied  before  the  angels  of  God.  10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word 
against  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  :  but  unto  him  that  blasphemeth 
against  the  Holy  Ghost  it  shall  not  be  forgiven.  11  And  when  they  bring  you  unto 
the  synagogues,  and  unto  magistrates,  and  powers,  take  ye  no  thought  how  or 
what  thing  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say :  12  for  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach 
you  in  the  same  hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 


(For 

ver.  2,  3, 

compare  St.  Matt.  x.  26, 

27 

• 

.  4-7 

. 

28- 

-31 

• 

.  8,  9 

• 

32, 

33 

.  10  . 

f  •  • 

xii.  31, 

32 

• 

'  1  St.  Mark 

hi.  28, 

29 

.  11, 12 

/  St.  Matt. 

x.  .  18- 

-20 

• 

'  1  St.  Mark 

XIII.  11) 

A.  D.  29. 


THE  TREASURE  THAT  FAILETII  NOT. 


77 


/  y 

(c)  Warning  against  Covetousness. 

St. -Luke  xii.  13 — 21. 


13  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto  him,  Master,  speak  to  my  brother,  that 
he  divide  the  inheritance  with  me.  14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who  made  me 
a  judge  or  a  divider  over  you  ?  15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed,  and  beware 
of  covetousness  :  for  a  man’s  life  consisteth  not  in  the  abundance  of  the  things  which 
he  possesseth.  16  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  saying,  The  ground  of  a  certain 
rich  man  brought  forth  plentifully :  17  and  he  thought  within  himself,  saying,  What 
shall  I  do,  because  I  have  no  room  where  to  bestow  my  fruits  ?  18  And  he  said,  This 
will  1  do  :  I  will  pull  down  my  barns,  and  build  greater ;  and  there  will  I  bestow 
all  my  fruits  and  my  goods.  19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul.  Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods 
laid  up  for  many  years ;  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be  merry.  20  But  God  said 
unto  him,  Thou  fool,  this  night  thy  soul  shall  be  required  of  thee  :  then  whose  shall 
those  things  be,  which  thou  hast  provided  ?  21  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  for 
himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 


(d)  Over-carefulness  about  worldly  Things. 

St.  Luke  xii.  22 — 32. 


/ 

22  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought  for 
your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  for  the  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  23  The  life 
is  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  is  more  than  raiment.  24  Consider  the  ravens  :  for 
they  neither  sow  nor  reap  ;  which  neither  have  storehouse  nor  barn ;  and  God  feedeth 
them  :  how  much  more  are  ye  better  than  the  fowls  ?  25  And  which  of  you  with  taking 
thought  can  add  to  his  stature  one  cubit  ?  26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do  that  thing 
which  is  least,  why  take  ye  thought  for  the  rest  ?  27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow : 
they  toil  not,  they  spin  not ;  and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  Solomon  in  all  his  glory 
was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.  28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grass,  which  is  to 
day  in  the  field,  and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven ;  how  much  more  will  he  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ?  29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall 
drink,  neither  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind.  "For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the 
world  seek  after  :  and  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 

31  But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  of  God ;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you.  "Fear  not,  little  flock;  for  it  is  your  Father’s  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom. 

(St.  Matt.  vi.  25 — 33.) 


(e)  The  Treasure  that  faileth  not. 

St.  Luke  xii.  33,  34. 


33 Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms;  provide  yourselves  bags  which  wax  not 
old,  a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief  approacheth,  neither 
moth  corrupteth.  "For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

(St.  Matt.  vi.  19 — 21.) 


78 


SIGNS  OF  THE  TIMES. 


A.  T).  29. 


(/)  The  watching  Servant. 

St.  Luke  xii.  35 — 48. 


35 Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your  lights  burning;  36 and  ye  yourselves 
like  unto  men  that  wait  for  their  lord,  when  he  will  return  from  the  wedding ;  that 
when  he  cometh  and  knocketh,  they  may  open  unto  him  immediately.  37  Blessed 
are  those  servants,  whom  the  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  watching :  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  to  sit  down  to  meat,  and 
will  come  forth  and  serve  them.  38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second  watch,  or 
come  in  the  third  watch,  and  find  them  so,  blessed  are  those  servants.  39  And  this 
know,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the  house  had  known  what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken  through.  40  Be 
ye  therefore  ready  also  :  for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  Then  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even 
to  all  ?  42  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  then  is  that  faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom 
his  lord  shall  make  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give  them  their  portion  of  meat  in 
due  season  ?  43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 
so  doing.  44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will  make  him  ruler  over  all  that 
he  hath.  45  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming ; 
and  shall  begin  to  beat  the  menservants  and  maidens,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and 
to  be  drunken  ;  46  the  lord  of  that  servant  will  come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not 
for  him ,  and  at  an  hour  when  he  is  not  aware,  and  will  cut  him  in  sunder,  and  will 
appoint  him  his  portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  that  servant,  which  knew  his  lord’s  will,  and  prepared  not  himself,  neither 
did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  stripes.  48  But  he  that  knew 
not,  and  did  commit  things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few  stripes.  For 
unto  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much  required  :  and  to  whom  men 
have  committed  much,  of  him  they  will  ask  the  more. 

(St.  Matt.  xxiv.  43 — 51.) 


(g)  The  Signs  of  the  Times. 

St.  Luke  xii.  49 — 53. 


49 1  am  come  to  send  fire  on  the  earth  ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it  be  already  kindled? 
50  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized  with ;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  it  be 
accomplished  !  51  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give  peace  on  earth  ?  I  tell  you, 
Nay;  but  rather  division:  52 for  from  henceforth  there  shall  be  five  in  one  house 
divided,  three  against  two,  and  two  against  three.  53  The  father  shall  be  divided 
against  the  son,  and  the  son  against  the  father;  the  mother  against  the 
daughter,  and  the  daughter  against  the  mother;  the  mother  in  law  against 
her  daughter  in  law,  and  the  daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law. 

(St.  Matt.  x.  34 — 36.) 


St.  Luke  xii.  54 — 57. 


54  Anjd  he  said  also  to  the  people,  When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out  of  the  west, 
straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a  shower ;  and  so  it  is.  55  And  when  ye  see  the 
south  wind  blow,  ye  say,  There  will  be  heat ;  and  it  cometh  to  pass.  56  Ye  hypocrites, 


A.D.  29. 


THE  INFIRM  WOMAN  HEALED. 


79 


ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky  and  of  the  earth ;  but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not 
discern  this  time? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves  judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 

(St.  Matt.  xvi.  2,  3.) 


St.  Luke  xii.  58,  59. 


58  When  thou  goest  with  thine  adversary  to  the  magistrate,  as  thou  art  in  the 
way,  give  diligence  that  thou  mayest  be  delivered  from  him ;  lest  he  hale  thee  to 
the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  the  officer  cast  thee  into 
prison.  69 1  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  depart  thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  very  last 
mite. 

(St.  Matt.  v.  25,  26.) 


81.  (a)  Repentance  necessary  for  All. 

St.  Luke  xiii.  1 — 5. 


There  were  present  at  that  season  some  that  told  him  of  the  Galilseans,  whose 
blood  Pilate  had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices.  2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them,  Suppose  ye  that  these  Galilseans  were  sinners  above  all  the  Galilseans,  because 
they  suffered  such  things?  3 1  tell  you,  Nay:  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all 
likewise  perish.  4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  and  slew 
them,  think  ye  that  they  were  sinners  above  all  men  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  ?  5 1 
tell  you,  Nay  :  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 


(b)  The  Parable  of  the  fruitless  Pig-Tree. 

St.  Luke  xiii.  6 — 9. 


6  He  spake  also  this  parable ;  A  certain  man  had  a  fig  tree  planted  in  his  vine¬ 
yard  ;  and  he  came  and  sought  fruit  thereon,  and  found  none.  7  Then  said  he  unto 
the  dresser  of  his  vineyard,  Behold,  these  three  years  I  come  seeking  fruit  on  this 
fig  tree,  and  find  none  :  cut  it  down  ;  why  cumbereth  it  the  ground  ?  8  And  he  an¬ 
swering  said  unto  him,  Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year  also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and 
dung  it:  9 and  if  it  bear  fruit,  well:  and  if  not,  then  after  that  thou  shalt  cut  it 
down. 


82.  (a)  Christ  healoth  an  infirm  Woman. 

St.  Luke  xiii.  10—17. 


10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on  the  sabbath.  11  And,  behold, 
there  was  a  woman  which  had  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen  years,  and  was  bowed 
together,  and  could  in  no  wise  lift  up  herself.  12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called 
her  to  him ,  and  said  unto  her,  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity.  13  And 
he  laid  his  hands  on  her  :  and  immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and  glorified 
God.  14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  answered  with  indignation,  because  that 
Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  said  unto  the  people,  There  are  six  days 


80 


FEAST  OF  THE  DEDICATION. 


A.  D.  29. 


in  which  men  ought  to  work :  in  them  therefore  come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on 
the  sabbath  day.  16  The  Lord  then  answered  him,  and  said,  Thou  hypocrite,  doth 
not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath  loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead 
him  away  to  watering?  16  And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  a  daughter  of  Abraham, 
whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  be  loosed  from  this  bond  on 
the  sabbath  day  ?  17  And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  all  his  adversaries  were 
ashamed  :  and  all  the  people  rejoiced  for  all  the  glorious  things  that  were  done  by 
him. 

(h)  Parables. 

Sx.  Luke  xiii.  18 — 21. 


18  Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is  the  kingdom  of  God  like  ?  and  whereunto  shall 
I  resemble  it  ?  19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a  man  took,  and  cast  into 
his  garden ;  and  it  grew,  and  waxed  a  great  tree ;  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  lodged 
in  the  branches  of  it.  20  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  I  liken  the  kingdom 
of  God  ?  21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  woman  took  and  hid  in  three  measures  of 
meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened. 

(St.  Matt.  xiii.  31—33.  St.  Mark  iv.  30—32.) 


83.  The  Feast  of  the  Dedication  at  Jerusalem;  the  Flight 

beyond  Jordan. 

St.John  x.  22 — 42. 


22  And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the  feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it  was  winter.  23  And 
Jesus  walked  in  the  temple  in  Solomon’s  porch. 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round  about  him,  and  said  unto  him,  tlow  long  dost  thou 
make  us  to  doubt?  If  thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.  25 Jesus  answered  them, 
I  told  you,  and  ye  believed  not  :  the  works  that  I  do  in  my  Father’s  name,  they  bear 
witness  of  me.  26  But  ye  believe  not,  because  ye’  are  not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said  unto 
you.  27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me  :  28  and  I 
give  unto  them  eternal  life;  and  they  shall  never  perish,  neither  shall  any  man 
pluck  them  out  of  my  hand.  "My  Father,  which  gave  them  me,  is  greater  than 
all ;  and  no  man  is  able  to  pluck  them,  out  of  my  Father’s  hand.  30 1  and  my  Father 
are  one.  31  Then  the  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to  stone  him.  32  Jesus  answered 
them,  Many  good  works  have  I  shewed  you  from  my  Father  ;  for  which  of  those 
works  do  ye  stone  me?  33  The  Jews  answered  him,  saying,  For  a  good  work  we 
stone  thee  not  ;  but  for  blasphemy  ;  and  because  that  thou,  being  a  man,  makest 
thyself  God.  34  Jesus  answered  them,  Is  it  not  written  in  your  law,  I  said,  Ye 
are  gods?  35 If  he  called  them  gods,  unto  whom  the  word  of  God  came,  and  the 
scripture  cannot  be  broken ;  36  say  ye  of  him,  whom  the  Father  hath  sanctified,  and 
sent  into  the  world,  Thou  blasphemest ;  because  I  said,  I  am  the  Son  of  God  ? 
37  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Father,  believe  me  not.  38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye 
believe  not  me,  believe  the  works  :  that  ye  may  know,  and  believe,  that  the  Father 
is  in  me,  and  I  in  him. 

39  Therefore  they  sought  again  to  take  him  :  but  he  escaped  out  of  their  hand, 
40 and  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the  place  where  John  at  first  baptized; 
and  there  he  abode.  41  And  many  resorted  unto  him,  and  said,  John  did  no  miracle: 
but  all  things  that  John  spake  of  this  man  were  true.  42  And  many  believed  on  him 
there. 


A.  D.  30. 


HEROD  AND  JERUSALEM  REPROVED. 


81 


PROGRESS  THROUGH  CITIES  AND  VILLAGES ;  DIS¬ 
COURSES,  PARABLES,  MIRACLES,  &c. 


A.D.  30.  34^*  year  of  our  Lord's  life. 

84.  Are  there  Few  that  be  saved? 

St.  Luke  xiii.  22 — 30. 


22  And  he  went  through  the  cities  and  villages,  teaching,  and  journeying  toward 
Jerusalem. 

23 Then  said  one  unto  him,  Lord,  are  there  few  that  he  saved?  And  he  said  unto 
them,  24  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate  :  for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  will  seek  to 
enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  able.  25  When  once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up, 
and  hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  without,  and  to  knock  at  the  door, 
saying.  Lord,  Lord,  open  unto  us  ;  and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto  you,  I  know 
you  not  whence  ye  are:  26 then  shall  ye  begin  to  say,  We  have  eaten  and  drunk  in 
thy  presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in  our  streets.  27  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I 
know  you  not  whence  ye  are  ;  depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity.  28  There 
shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  you  yourselves  thrust  out. 
29  And  they  shall  come  from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  and  from  the  north,  and 
from  the  south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  30  And,  behold,  there  are 
last  which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are  first  which  shall  be  last. 

(St.  Matt.  yii.  13,  14,  21 — 23.  yiii.  11,  12.) 


85.  Christ  reproveth  Herod  and  Jerusalem. 

St.  Luke  xiii.  31 — 35. 


31  The  same  day  there  came  certain  of  the  Pharisees,  saying  unto  him,  Get  thee 
out,  and  depart  hence  :  for  Herod  will  kill  thee.  32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye, 
and  tell  that  fox,  Behold,  I  cast  out  devils,  and  I  do  cures  to  day  and  to  morrow, 
and  the  third  day  I  shall  be  perfected.  33  Nevertheless  I  must  walk  to  day,  and  to 
morrow,  and  the  day  following  :  for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out  of  Jeru¬ 
salem.  34  0  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them  that 
are  sent  unto  thee  ;  how  often  would  I  have  gathered  thy  children  together,  as  a  hen 
doth  gather  her  brood  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not !  35  Behold,  your  house  is 
left  unto  you  desolate  :  and  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  the  time 
come  when  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

(St.  Matt,  xxiii.  37 — 39.) 


82 


THE  GEE  AT  SUP  PEE. 


A.  D.  30. 


86.  Christ  healeth  the  Man  with  the  Dropsy. 

St.  Luke  xiv.  1 — 6. 


And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house  of  one  of  the  chief  Pharisees  to 
eat  bread  on  the  sabbath  day,  that  they  watched  him.  2  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
certain  man  before  him  which  had  the  dropsy.  3  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto 
the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  day  ?  4  And 
they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go ;  5  and 
answered  them,  saying,  Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit, 
and  will  not  straightway  pull  him  out  on  the  sabbath  day  ?  6  And  they  could  not 
answer  him  again  to  these  things. 


87.  (a)  He  teacheth  Humility. 

St.  Luke  xiv.  7 — 11. 


7  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those  which  were  bidden,  when  he  marked  how 
they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms  ;  saying  unto  them,  8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any 
man  to  a  wedding,  sit  not  down  in  the  highest  room  ;  lest  a  more  honourable  man 
than  thou  be  bidden  of  him  ;  9  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come  and  say  to  thee, 
Give  this  man  place  ;  and  thou  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest  room.  10  But 
when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  room ;  that  when  he  that  bade 
thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto  thee,  Friend,  go  up  higher :  then  shalt  thou  have 
worship  in  the  presence  of  them  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee.  11  For  whosoever  exalt- 
eth  himself  shall  be  abased ;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 


(b)  The  great  Supper. 

St.  Luke  xiv.  12 — 24. 


12  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade  him,  When  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a 
supper,  call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich 
neighbours ;  lest  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a  recompence  be  made  thee.  13  But 
when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call  the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind :  14  and 
thou  shalt  be  blessed ;  for  they  cannot  Recompense  thee  :  for  thou  shalt  be  recom¬ 
pensed  at  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

15  And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  heard  these  things,  he  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  is  he  that  shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  16  Then  said 
he  unto  him,  A  certain  man  made  a  great  supper,  and  bade  many:  17 and  sent  his 
servant  at  supper  time  to  say  to  them  that  were  bidden,  Come  ;  for  all  things  are 
now  ready.  18  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to  make  excuse.  The  first  said 
unto  him,  I  have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  I  must  needs  go  and  see  it :  I  pray 
thee  have  me  excused.  19  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I 
go  to  prove  them :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused.  20  And  another  said,  I  have  mar¬ 
ried  a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot  come.  21  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his 
lord  these  things.  Then  the  master  of  the  house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets*  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor,  and 
the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind.  22  And  the  servant  said,  Lord,  it  is  done 
as  thou  hast  commanded,  and  yet  there  is  room.  23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  ser¬ 
vant,  Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my 
house  may  be  filled.  24  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  none  of  those  men  which  were 
bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 


A.  D.  30. 


PARABLES. 


83 


88.  Christ’s  Disciples. 

St.  Luke  xiv.  25 — 35. 


25  And  there  went  great  multitudes  with  him :  and  he  turned,  and  said  unto  them, 

26  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and  hate  not  his  father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  chil¬ 
dren,  and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear  his  cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

28  For  which  of  you,  intending  to  build  a  tower,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  count- 
eth  the  cost,  whether  he  have  sufficient  to  finish  it  ?  29  Lest  haply,  after  he  hath 
laid  the  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to  finish  it,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to  mock 
him,  30  saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish.  31  Or  what  king, 
going  to  make  war  against  another  king,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  consulteth  whether 
he  be  able  with  ten  thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against  him  with  twenty  thou¬ 
sand  ?  32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great  way  off,  he  sendeth  an  ambassage, 
and  desireth  conditions  of  peace.  33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  forsaketh 
not  all  that  he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

_  34  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  seasoned  ? 
35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land,  nor  yet  for  the  dunghill  ;  but  men  cast  it  out.  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

*  (For  ver.  25 — 27,  compare  St.  Matt.  x.  37 — 39. 

.  .  .  31,  35 . v.  13.  St.  Mark  ix.  50.) 


89.  PARABLES. 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  Lost  Sheep. 

St.  Luke  xv.  1 — 7. 


Then  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  for  to  hear  him.  2  And 
the  Pharisees  and  scribes  murmured,  saying,  This  man  receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth 
with  them. 

3  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them,  saying,  4  What  man  of  you,  having 
an  hundred  sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine 
in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it  ?  5  And  when  he 
hath  found  it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  6  And  when  he  cometh  home, 
he  calleth  together  his  friends  and  neighbours,  saying  unto  them,  Rejoice  with  me  ; 
for  I  have  found  my  sheep  which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth, 
more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  just  persons,  which  need  no  repentance. 

(For  ver.  4 — 6,  compare  St.  Matt,  xviii.  12 — 14.) 


(b)  The  Parable  of  the  Piece  of  Silver. 

St.  Luke  xv.  8 — 10. 


8  Either  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  *one  piece,  doth 
not  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  it?  9  And 
when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  her  friends  and  her  neighbours  together,  saying, 
Rejoice  with  me  ;  for  1  have  found  the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

i°  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  God 
over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

F  2 


84 


PARABLES . 


A.D.  30. 


(c)  The  Parable  of  the  prodigal  Son. 

St.  Luke  xv.  11 — 32. 


11  And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had  two  sons:  12 and  the  younger  of  them  said  to 
his  father,  Father,  give  me  the  portion  of  goods  that  falleth  to  me.  And  he  divided 
unto  them  his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after  the  younger  son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his 
journey  into  a  far  country,  and  there  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous  living. 
14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that  land  ;  and  he 
began  to  be  in  want.  15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  a  citizen  of  that  country  ; 
and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to  feed  swine.  16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  his 
belly  with  the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat :  and  no  man  gave  unto  him.  17  And 
when  he  came  to  himself,  he  said,  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  father’s  have 
bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and  1  perish  with  hunger  !  18 1  will  arise  and  go  to  my 
father,  and  will  say  unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  before 
thee, 19 and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son  :  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired 
servants.  20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father.  But  when  he  was  yet  a  great 
way  off,  his  father  saw  him,  and  had  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and 
kissed  him.  21  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven, 
and  in  thy  sight,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son.  22  But  the  father  said 
to  his  servants,  Bring  forth  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on  him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his 
hand,  and  shoes  on  his  feet :  23  and  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it ;  and  let 
us  eat,  and  be  merry  :  24  for  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again  ;  he  was  lost, 
and  is  found.  And  they  began  to  be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field  :  and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house, 
he  heard  musick  and  dancing.  26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants,  and  asked  what 
these  things  meant.  27  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy  brother  is  come  ;  and  thy  father 
hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because  he  hath  received  him  safe  and  sound.  28  And 
he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in  :  therefore  came  his  father  out,  and  intreated 
him.  29  And  he  answering  said  to  his  father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee, 
neither  transgressed  I  at  any  time  thy  commandment :  and  yet  thou  never  gavest 
me  a  kid,  that  I  might  make  merry  with  my  friends  :  30  but  as  soon  as  this  thy  son 
was  come,  which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou  hast  killed  for  him  the 
fatted  calf.  31  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  I  have 
is  thine.  32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry,  and  be  glad  :  for  this  thy 
brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again  ;  and  was  lost,  and  is  found. 


(d)  The  Parable  of  the  unjust  Steward. 

St.  Luke  xvi.  1 — 13. 

_  • 


And  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples,  There  was  a  certain  rich  man,  which  had 
a  steward  ;  and  the  same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 
2 And  he  called  him,  arid  said  unto  him,  How  is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee?  give 
an  account  of  thy  stewardship  ;  for  thou  mayest  be  no  longer  steward.  3  Then 
the  steward  said  within  himself,  What  shall  I  do?  for  my  lord  taketh  aw’ay  from 
me  the  stewardship:  I  cannot  dig;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed.  4 1  am  resolved  what 
to  do,  that,  when  I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me  into  their 
houses.  6  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord’s  debtors  unto  him ,  and  said  unto  the 
#irst,  How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord?  6 And  he  said,  An  hundred  measures 
of  oil.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write  fifty. 
7 Then  said  he  to  another,  And  how  much  owest  thou?  And  he  said,  An  hundred 
measures  of  wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscore. 


A.  D.  30. 


PARABLES. 


85 


St.  Luke  xvi.  1 — 13. 


8 And  tlie  lord  commended  the  unjust  steward,  because  he  had  done  wisely:  for 
the  children  of  this  world  are  in  their  generation  wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Make  to  yourselves  friends  of  the  mammon  of  unrighteous¬ 
ness;.  that,  when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive  you  into  everlasting  habitations.  10  He 
that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is  least  is  faithful  also  in  much :  and  he  that  is  unjust 
in  the  least  is  unjust  also  in  much.  11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the 
unrighteous  mammon,  who  will  commit  to  your  trust  the  true  riches  ?  12  And  if  ye 
have  not  been  faithful  in  that  which  is  another  man’s,  who  shall  give  you  that  which 
is  your  own?  13 No  servant  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either  he  will  hate  the  one, 
and  love  the  other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye 
cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 

(For  ver.  13,  compare  St.  Matt.  vi.  24.) 

(e)  Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees. 

St.  Luke  xvi.  14 — 18. 


14 And  the  Pharisees  also,  who  were  covetous,  heard  all  these  things:  and  they 
derided  him.  15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  they  which  justify  yourselves  before 
men  ;  but  God  knoweth  your  hearts  :  for  that  which  is  highly  esteemed  among  men  is 
abomination  in  the  sight  of  God.  16  The  law  and  the  prophets  were  until  John  : 
since  that  time  the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached,  and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle  of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  Whosoever  putteth  away  his  wife,  and  marrieth  another,  committeth  adultery : 
and  whosoever  marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  from  her  husband  committeth  adultery. 

(For  ver.  16,  compare  St.  Matt.  xi.  12,  13. 

...  1/  ......  v.  13. 

.  .  .18 . v.  32.  &  xix.  9.  St.  Mark  x.  11.) 

(/)  The  rich  Man  and  Lazarus. 

St.  Luke  xvi.  19 — 31. 


19  There  was  a  certain  rich  man,  which  was  clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen, 
and  fared  sumptuously  every  day :  20  and  there  was  a  certain  beggar  named  Lazarus, 
which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores,  21  and  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs 
which  fell  from  the  rich  man’s  table :  moreover  the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 
22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by  the  angels  into 
Abraham’s  bosom:  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried;  23 and  in  hell  he  lift 
up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in  his 
bosom.  24  And  he  cried  and  said,  Father  Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send 
Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue ;  for 
I  am  tormented  in  this  flame.  25  But  Abraham  said,  Son,  remember  that  thou  in 
thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil  things :  but  now 
he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  tormented.  26  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and 
you  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed :  so  that  they  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you 
cannot ;  neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that  would  come  from  thence.  27  Then  he  said, 
I  pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father’s  house  : 
28 for  I  have  five  brethren;  that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come  into 
this  place  of  torment.  29  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  have  Moses  and  the  prophets  ; 
let  them  hear  them.  30 And  he  said,  Nay,  father  Abraham:  but  if  one  went  unto 
them  from  the  dead,  they  will  repent.  31  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear  not 
Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded,  though  one  rose  from 
the  dead. 


86 


THE  RAISING  OF  LAZARUS. 


A.  D.  30. 


(g)  Offences. 
St.  Luke  xyii.  1 — 4. 


Then  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  It  is  impossible  but  that  offences  will  come  : 
but  woe  unto  him ,  through  whom  they  come !  2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a  mill¬ 
stone  were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea,  than  that  he  should 
offend  one  of  these  little  ones.  3  Take  heed  to  yourselves :  If  thy  brother  trespass 
against  thee,  rebuke  him  ;  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him.  4  And  if  he  trespass  against 
thee  seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee,  saying,  I 
repent ;  thou  shalt  forgive  him. 

(For  ver.  1,  2,  compare  St.  Matt,  xviii.  6,  7.  St.  Mark  ix.  42. 

...  3 . 15,21.) 

(h)  Faith  and  Duty. 

St.  Luke  xvii.  5 — 10. 


5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our  faith.  6  And  the  Lord  said, 
If  ye  had  faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  might  say  unto  this  sycamine  tree, 
Be  thou  plucked  up  by  the  root,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the  sea ;  and  it  should  obey 
you.  7  But  which  of  you,  having  a  servant  plowing  or  feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto 
him  by  and  by,  when  he  is  come  from  the  field,  Go  and  sit  down  to  meat  ?  8  And 
will  not  rather  say  unto  him,  Make  ready  wherewith  I  may  sup,  and  gird  thyself, 
and  serve  me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken  ;  and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and 
drink  ?  9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  because  he  did  the  things  that  were  commanded 
him?  I  trow  not.  10 So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have  done  all  those  things 
which  are  commanded  you,  say,  We  are  unprofitable  servants  :  we  have  done  that 
which  was  our  duty  to  do. 

90.  The  Raising  of  Lazarus. 

St.  John  xr.  1 — 45. 


Now  a  certain  man  was  sick,  named  Lazarus,  of  Bethany,  the  town  of  Mary 
and  her  sister  Martha.  2  (It  was  that  Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with  ointment, 
and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose  brother  Lazarus  was  sick.)  3  Therefore 
his  sisters  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Lord,  behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest  is  sick.  4  When 
Jesus  heard  that ,  he  said,  This  sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God, 
that  the  Son  of  God  might  be  glorified  thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and  Lazarus.  6  When  he  had  heard 
therefore  that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  two  days  still  in  the  same  place  where  he  was. 
7  Then  after  that  saith  he  to  his  disciples,  Let  us  go  into  Judrna  again.  8  His  disciples 
say  unto  him,  Master,  the  Jews  of  late  sought  to  stone  thee ;  and  goest  thou  thither 
again?  9 Jesus  answered,  Are  there  not  twelve  hours  in  the  day?  If  any  man  walk 
in  the  day,  he  stumbleth  not,  because  he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world.  10  But  if  a  man 
walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because  there  is  no  light  in  him.  11  These  things 
said  he  :  and  after  that  he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Lazarus  sleepeth  ;  but  I  go, 
that  I  may  awake  him  out  of  sleep.  12  Then  said  his  disciples,  Lord,  if  he  sleep,  he 
shall  do  well.  13Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his  death:  but  they  thought  that  he  had 
spoken  of  taking  of  rest  in  sleep.  14  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  plainly,  Lazarus  is 
dead.  15  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I  was  not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may 
believe ;  nevertheless  let  us  go  unto  him.  16  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is  called 
Didymus,  unto  his  fellowdisciples,  Let  us  also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that  he  had  lain  in  the  grave  four  days  already. 
18  Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen  furlongs  off:  19 and  many  of 


A.D.  30. 


A  .COUNCIL  AGAINST  CHRIST. 


87 


St.  John  xi.  1 — 45. 


the  Jews  came  to  Martha  and  Mary,  to  comfort  them  concerning  their  brother. 
20 Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming,  went  and  met  him: 
but  Mary  sat  still  in  the  house.  21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  22  But  I  know,  that  even  now,  whatsoever  thou 
wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give  it  thee.  23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy  brother  shall 
rise  again.  24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resur¬ 
rection  at  the  last  day.  25  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resurrection,  and  the  life  : 
he  that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live  :  26  and  whosoever 
liveth  and  believeth  in  me  shall  never  die.  Believest  thou  this  ?  27  She  saith  unto 
him,  Yea,  Lord  :  I  believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  which  should 
come  into  the  world.  28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she  went  her  way,  and  called 
Mary  her  sister  secretly,  saying,  The  Master  is  come,  and  calleth  for  thee.  29  As 
soon  as  she  heard  that,  she  arose  quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the  town,  but  was  in  that  place  where 
Martha  met  him.  31  The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  com¬ 
forted  her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose  up  hastily  and  went  out,  followed 
her,  saying,  She  goeth  unto  the  grave  to  weep  there.  32  Then  when  Mary  was  come 
where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  she  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying  unto  him,  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw 
her  weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weeping  which  came  with  her,  he  groaned  in 
the  spirit,  and  was  troubled,  34  and  said,  Where  have  ye  laid  him  ?  They  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  come  and  see.  35  Jesus  wept.  36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold 
how  he  loved  him  !  37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could  not  this  man,  which  opened 
the  eyes  of  the  blind,  have  caused  that  even  this  man  should  not  have  died  ? 
38  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in  himself  cometh  to  the  grave.  It  was  a  cave, 
and  a  stone  lay  upon  it.  39  Jesus  said,  Take  ye  away  the  stone.  Martha,  the  sister 
of  him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time  he  stinketh  :  for  he  hath 
been  dead  four  days.  40  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Said  I  not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou 
wouldest  believe,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God  ?  41  Then  they  took  away 
the  stone  from  the  place  where  the  dead  was  laid.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  said,  Father,  I  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me.  42  And  I  knew  that  thou 
hearest  me  always  :  but  because  of  the  people  which  stand  by  I  said  it,  that  they 
may  believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me.  43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken,  he  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth.  44  And  he  that  was  dead  came  forth, 
bound  hand  and  foot  with  graveclothes :  and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a  napkin. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Loose  him,  and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which  came  to  Mary,  and  had  seen  the  things  which 
Jesus  did,  believed  on  him. 


91.  The  Gathering  of  a  Council  against  Christ. 

St.John  xi.  46 — 54. 


49  But  some  of  them  went  their  ways  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  what 
things  Jesus  had  done. 

47  Then  gathered  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  a  council,  and  said,  What 
do  we  ?  for  this  man  doeth  many  miracles.  48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men 
will  believe  on  him  :  and  the  Romans  shall  come  and  take  away  both  our  place  and 
nation.  49  And  one  of  them,  named  Caiaphas,  being  the  high  priest  that  same  year, 
said  unto  them,  Ye  know  nothing  at  all,  50  nor  consider  that  it  is  expedient  for  us, 
that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people,  and  that  the  whole  nation  perish  not. 
51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  himself :  but  being  high  priest  that  year,  he  prophesied 
that  Jesus  should  die  for  that  nation;  62 and  not  for  that  nation  only,  but  that  also 
he  should  gather  together  in  one  the  children  of  God  that  were  scattered  abroad. 
63  Then  from  that  day  forth  they  took  counsel  together  for  to  put  him  to  death. 


38 


THE  LAST  JOURNEY  TO  JERUSALEM. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  John  46 — 54. 


54  Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the  Jews  ;  but  went  thence  unto 
a  country  near  to  the  wilderness,  into  a  city  called  Ephraim,  and  there  continued 
with  his  disciples. 


92.  The  last  Journey  to  Jerusalem. 

St.  Matt.  xix.  1,  2.  St.  Mark  x.  1.  St.  Luke  xyii.  11. 


And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  when  Jesus  had  finish¬ 
ed  these  sayings,  he  depart¬ 
ed  from  Galilee,  and  came 
into  the  coasts  of  Judaea 
beyond  J ordan  ;  2  and  great 
multitudes  followed  him  ; 
and  he  healed  them  there. 


And  he  arose  from  thence, 
and  cometh  into  the  coasts 
of  Judaea  by  the  farther  side 
of  Jordan :  and  the  people 
resort  unto  him  again ;  and, 
as  he  was  wont,  he  taught 
them  again. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  he  went  to  Jerusalem, 
that  he  passed  through  the 
midst  of  Samaria  and  Ga¬ 
lilee. 


93.  The  healing  of  ten  Lepers0 

St.  Luke  xyii.  12—19. 


12  And  as  he  entered  into  a  certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were 
lepers,  which  stood  afar  off:  13 and  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  said,  Jesus, 
Master,  have  mercy  on  us.  14  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them,  Go  shew 
yourselves  unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went,  they  were 
cleansed.  15  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  healed,  turned  back,  and 
with  a  loud  voice  glorified  God,  16  and  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him 
thanks:  and  he  was  a  Samaritan.  17 And  Jesus  answering  said,  Were  there  not 
ten  cleansed  ?  but  where  are  the  nine  ?  18  There  are  not  found  that  returned  to  give 
glory  to  God,  save  this  stranger.  19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Arise,  go  thy  way :  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 


94.  Discourse  upon  the  Coming  of  the  Kingdom  of  God 

and  of  the  Son  of  Man. 

St.  Luke  xyii.  20 — 37. 


20  And  when  he  was  demanded  of  the  Pharisees,  when  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
come,  he  answered  them  and  said,  The  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with  observation  : 
21  neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here  !  or,  lo  there !  for,  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
within  you. 

22  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples.  The  days  will  come,  when  ye  shall  desire 
to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see  it.  23  And  they  shall 
say  to  you,  See  here;  or,  see  there:  go  not  after  them ,  nor  follow  them.  24 For 
as  the  lightning,  that  lighteneth  out  of  the  one  part  under  heaven,  shineth  unto  the 
other  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day.  25  But  first  must 
he  suffer  many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  this  generation.  26  And  as  it  was  in  the 
days  of  Noe,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man.  27  They  did  eat,  they 
drank,  they  married  wives,  they  were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe  entered 
into  the  ark,  and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed  them  all.  28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in 
the  days  of  Lot  *,  they  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  bought,  they  sold,  they  planted,  they 


A.  D.  30 


THE  PHARISEE  AND  THE  PUBLICAN. 


89 


St.  Luke  xvii.  20 — 37. 


buikled  ;  29  but  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out  of  Sodom  it  rained  fire  and  brimstone 
from  heaven,  and  destroyed  them  all.  30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day  when  the 
Son  of  man  is  revealed.  31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  upon  the  housetop,  and 
his  stuff  in  the  house,  let  him  not  come  down  to  take  it  away  :  and  he  that  is  in 
the  field,  let  him  likewise  not  return  back.  32  Remember  Lot’s  wife.  33  Whosoever 
shall  seek  to  save  his  life  shall  lose  it ;  and  whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  shall  preserve 
it.  34  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be  two  men  in  one  bed  ;  the  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left.  35  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  together ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left.  36  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field  ;  the  one  shall 
be  taken,  and  the  other  left.  3/  And  they  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Where,  Lord? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Wheresoever  the  body  is,  thither  will  the  eagles  be  gathered 
together. 

(For  ver.  21 — 24,  compare  St.  Matt.  xxiv.  23 — 27-  St.  Mark  xiii.  21 — 23. 

26,  27  .  37—39. 

22  j  St.  Matt.  x.  39  ;  xvi.  25.  St.  Mark  viii.  35. 

1  St.  Luke  ix.  24.  St.  John  xii.  25. 

.  •  .  34,  35  .  .  .  St.  Matt.  xxiv.  40,  41. 

37  .  28.) 


95.  The  Parable  of  the  importunate  Widow. 

St.  Luke  xviii.  1 — 8. 


And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  this  end,  that  men  ought  always  to  pray, 
and  not  to  faint;  2 saying,  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge,  which  feared  not  God, 
neither  regarded  man :  3  and  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city ;  and  she  came  unto 
him,  saying,  Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary.  4 And  he  would  not  for  a  while:  but 
afterward  he  said  within  himself,  Though  I  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man  ;  5  yet 
because  this  widow  troubleth  me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual  coming 
she  weary  me.  6  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what  the  unjust  judge  saith.  7  And 
shall  not  God  avenge  his  own  elect,  which  cry  day  and  night  unto  him,  though  he 
bear  long  with  them  ?  8  I  tell  you  that  he  will  avenge  them  speedily.  Nevertheless 
when  the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 


96.  The  Parable  of  the  Pharisee  and  the  Publican. 

St.  Luke  xviii.  9 — 14. 


9  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  certain  which  trusted  in  themselves  that  they 
were  righteous,  and  despised  others :  10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray ; 
the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the  other  a  publican.  11  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed 
thus  with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am  not  as  other  men  are,  extortioners, 
unjust,  adulterers,  or  even  as  this  publican.  12 1  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give 
tithes  of  all  that  I  possess.  13  And  the  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would  not  lift 
up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote  upon  his  breast,  saying,  God  be 
merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  14 1  tell  you,  this  man  went  down  to  his  house  justified 
rather  than  the  other :  for  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased  ;  and 
he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 


90 


CHRIST  BLESSETH  LITTLE  CHILDREN. 


A.  D.  30. 


97.  Christ  answereth  the  Pharisees  concerning  Divorce. 

St.  Matt.  xix.  3—12.  St.  Mark  x.  2—12. 


3  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him, 
tempting  him,  and  saying  unto  him,  Is  it 
lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife 
for  every  cause  ?  4  And  he  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read,  that 
he  which  made  them  at  the  beginning 
made  them  male  and  female,  5  and  said, 

For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave 
to  his  wife  :  and  they  twain  shall 
be  one  flesh?  6  Wherefore  they  are 
no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  What 
therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder.  7  They  say  unto 
him,  Why  did  Moses  then  command  to 
give  a  writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put 
her  away?  8 He  saith  unto  them,  Moses 
because  of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts 
suffered  you  to  put  away  your  wives  :  but 
from  the  beginning  it  was  not  so.  9  And 
I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  put  away 
his  wife,  except  it  be  for  fornication,  and 
shall  marry  another,  committeth  adultery: 
and  whoso  marrieth  her  which  is  put  away 
doth  commit  adultery.  10  His  disciples  say 
unto  him,  If  the  case  of  the  man  be  so 
with  his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to  marry. 

All  men  cannot  receive  this  saying,  save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 
12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were  so  born  from  their  mother’s 
womb  :  and  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were  made  eunuchs  of  men  : 
and  there  be  eunuchs,  which  have  made  themselves  eunuchs  for  the 


2  And  the  Pharisees  came  to  him,  and 
asked  him,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put 
away  his  wife?  tempting  him.  3 And  he 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  What  did 
Moses  command  you?  4 And  they  said, 
Moses  suffered  to  write  a  bill  of  divorce¬ 
ment,  and  to  put  her  away.  5  And  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  For  the 
hardness  of  your  heart  he  wrote  you  this 
precept.  6  But  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  God  made  them  male  and  fe¬ 
male.  7  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
cleave  to  his  wife  ;  8and  they  twain 
shall  be  one  flesh  :  so  then  they 
are  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  9  What 
therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder.  10  And  in  the  house 
his  disciples  asked  him  again  of  the  same 
matter.  11  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Who¬ 
soever  shall  put  away  his  wife,  and  marry 
another,  committeth  adultery  against  her. 
12  And  if  a  woman  shall  put  away  her 
husband,  and  be  married  to  another,  she 
committeth  adultery. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them, 


kingdom  of  heaven’s  sake, 
ceive  it. 


He  that  is  able  to  receive  it.  let  him  re- 


98.  (a)  He  receiveth  little  Children. 

St.  Matt.  xix.  13 — 15.  St.  Mark  x.  13 — 16.  St.  Luke  xviii.  15 — 17. 


13  Then  were  there 
brought  unto  him  little  chil¬ 
dren,  that  he  should  put  his 
hands  on  them,  and  pray : 
and  the  disciples  rebuked 
them.  14  But  Jesus  said. 
Suffer  little  children,  and 
forbid  them  not,  to  come 


13  And  they  brought 
young  children  to  him,  that 
he  should  touch  them  :  and 
his  disciples,  rebuked  those 
that  brought  them.  14  But 
when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was 
much  displeased,  and  said 
unto  them,  Suffer  the  little 


15  A  n  d  they  brought 
unto  him  also  infants,  that 
he  would  touch  them  :  but 
when  his  disciples  saw  it, 
they  rebuked  them.  16  But 
Jesus  called  them  unto  him, 
and  said,  Suffer  little  chil¬ 
dren  to  come  unto  me,  and 


A.  D.  30, 


HOW  TO  ATTAIN  ETERNAL  LIFE. 


91 


St.  Matt.  xix.  13—15. 


St.  Makk  x.  13 — 16.  St.  Luke  xyiii.  15 — 17. 


unto  me :  for  of  such  is  the  children  to  come  unto  me, 
kingdom  of  heaven.  15  And  and  forbid  them  not:  for 
he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of 
and  departed  thence.  God.  15  Verily  I  say  unto 

you,  Whosoever  shall  not 
receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he 
shall  not  enter  therein.  16  And  he  took  them  up 
in  his  arms,  put  his  hands  upon  them,  and  bless¬ 
ed  them. 


forbid  them  not  :  for  of 
such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 
17  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Whosoever  shall  not  re¬ 
ceive  the  kingdom  of  God 
as  a  little  child  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  therein. 


(h)  He  instructeth  the  young  Man  how  to  attain 


eternal  Life. 

> 

St.  Matt.  xix.  16 — 22.  St.  Mark  x.  17 — 22.  St.  Luke  xviii.  18 — 23. 


16  And,  behold,  one  came 
and  said  unto  him,  Good 
Master,  what  good  thing 
shall  I  do,  that  I  may  have 
eternal  life?  17  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Why  callest  thou 
me  good  ?  there  is  none 
good  but  one,  that  is,  God  : 
but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into 
life,  keep  the  command¬ 
ments.  18  He  saith  unto 
him,  Which?  Jesus  said, 
Thou  shalt  do  no  mur¬ 
der,  Thou  shalt  not 
commit  adultery,  Thou 
shalt  not  steal,  Thou 
shalt  not  bear  false 
witness,  19  Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  mother  : 
and,  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thy¬ 
self.  20  The  young  man 
saith  unto  him,  All  these 
things  have  I  kept  from* 
my  youth  up  :  what  lack 
I  yet  ?  21  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  If  thou  wilt  be  per¬ 
fect,  go  and  sell  that 
thou  hast,  and  give  to  the 
poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
treasure  in  heaven  :  and 
come  and  follow  me.  22  But 
when  the  young  man  heard 
away  sorrowful :  for  he  had 


17  And  when  he  was  gone 
forth  into  the  way,  there 
came  one  running,  and  kneel¬ 
ed  to  him,  and  asked  him. 
Good  Master,  what  shall  I 
do  that  I  may  inherit  eter¬ 
nal  life?  18 And  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Why  callest  thou 
me  good  ?  there  is  none 
good  but  one,  that  is,  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  com¬ 
mandments,  Do  not  com¬ 
mit  adultery,  Do  not 
kill,  Do  not  steal,  Do 
not  bear  false  witness, 
Defraud  not,  Honour  thy 
father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Master,  all  these 
have  I  observed  from  my 
youth.  21  Then  Jesus  be¬ 
holding  him  loved  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  One  thing 
thou  lackest :  go  thy  way, 
sell  whatsoever  thou  hast, 
and  give  to  the  poor,  and 
thou  shalt  have  treasure  in 


18  And  a  certain  ruler  ask¬ 
ed  him,  saying,  Good  Mas¬ 
ter,  what  shall  I  do  to  in¬ 
herit  eternal  life?  19  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Why 
callest  thou  me  good  ?  none 
is  good,  save  one,  that  is, 
God.  20  Thou  knowest  the 
commandments,  Do  not 
commit  adultery,  Do 
not  kill,  Do  not  steal, 
Do  not  bear  false  wit¬ 
ness,  Honour  thy  fa¬ 
ther  and  thy  mother. 
21  And  he  said,  All  these 
have  I  kept  from  my  youth 
up.  22  Now  when  Jesus 
heard  these  things,  he  said 
unto  him,  Yet  lackest  thou 
one  thing:  sell  all  that  thou 
hast,  and  distribute  unto 
the  poor,  and  thou  shalt 
have  treasure  in  heaven : 
and  come,  follow  me.  23A  nd 
when  he  heard  this,  he  was 
very  sorrowful :  for  he  was 
very  rich. 


heaven  :  and  come,  take  up 
the  cross,  and  follow  me.  22  And  he  was  sad  at 
that  saying,  and  went  away  grieved :  for  he  had 
great  possessions. 

that  saying,  he  went 
great  possessions. 


92 


THE  DANGER  OF  RICHES. 


A.  D.  30. 


(c)  The  Reward  of  them  that  leave  all  for  His  sake. 


St.  Matt.  xix.  23 — 29. 


St.  Mark  x.  23—30.  St.  Luke  xviii.  24 — 30. 


23  Then  said  Jesus  unto 
his  disciples,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  That  a  rich  man 
shall  hardly  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven.  24  And 
again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is 
easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  the  eye  of  a  needle, 
than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God. 
25  When  his  disciples  heard 
it,  they  were  exceedingly 
amazed,  saying.  Who  then 
can  be  saved  ?  26  But  Jesus 
beheld  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  With  men  this  is  im¬ 
possible  ;  but  with  God  all 
things  are  possible. 


27  Then  answered  Peter 
and  said  unto  him,  Behold, 
we  have  forsaken  all,  and 
followed  thee ;  what  shall 
we  have  therefore  ?  28  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  That  ye 
which  have  followed  me,  in 
the  regeneration  when  the 
Son  of  man  shall  sit  in 
the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye 
also  shall  sit  upon  twelve 
thrones,  judging  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel.  29  And 
every  one  that  hath  for¬ 
saken  houses,  or  brethren, 
or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mo¬ 
ther,  or  wife,  or  children, 
or  lands,  for  my  name’s 
sake,  shall  receive  an  hun¬ 
dredfold,  and  shall  inherit 
everlasting  life. 


23  And  Jesus  looked  round 
about,  and  saith  unto  his 
disciples,  How  hardly  shall 
they  that  have  riches  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

24  And  the  disciples  were 
astonished  at  his  words. 

But  Jesus  answereth  again, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Chil¬ 
dren,  how  hard  is  it  for 
them  that  trust  in  riches 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God  !  25  It  is  easier  for 
a  camel  to  go  through  the 
eye  of  a  needle,  than  for 
a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God.  26  And 

they  were  astonished  out  of  measure,  saying 
among  themselves,  Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 
27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them  saith,  With  men 
it  is  impossible,  but  not  with  God  :  for  with  God 
all  things  are  possible. 


24  And  when  Jesus  saw 
that  he  was  very  sorrow¬ 
ful,  he  said,  How  hard¬ 
ly  shall  they  that  have 
riches  enter  into  the  king¬ 
dom  of  God!  25 For  it  is 
easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  a  needle’s  eye,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God.  26  And 
they  that  heard  it  said, 
Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 
27  And  he  said,  The  things 
which  are  impossible  with 
men  are  possible  with  God. 


28  Then  Peter  began  to 
say  unto  him,  Lo,  we  have 
left  all,  and  have  followed 
thee.  29 And  Jesus  answer¬ 
ed  and  said,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  There  is  no  man 
that  hath  left  house,  or  bre¬ 
thren,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
or  mother,  or  wife,  or  chil¬ 
dren,  or  lands,  for  my  sake, 
and  the  gospel’s,  30  but  he 
shall  receive  an  hundred¬ 
fold  now  in  this  time,  houses, 
and  brethren,  and  sisters, 
and  mothers,  and  children, 
and  lands,  with  persecu¬ 
tions  ;  and  in  the  world  to 
come  eternal  life. 


28  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we 
have  left  all,  and  followed 
thee.  29  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  There  is  no  man  that 
hath  left  house,  or  parents, 
or  brethren,  or  wife,  or 
children,  for  the  kingdom 
of  God’s  sake,  30  who  shall 
not  receive  manifold  more 
in  this  present  time,  and  in 
the  world  to  come  life  ever¬ 
lasting. 


A.D.  30. 


CHRIST  FORETELLETH  HIS  PASSION. 


93 


(d)  The  Parable  of  the  Labourers  in  the  Vineyard. 

St.  Matt.  xix.  30. — xx.  16.  St.  Mark  x.  31. 


30  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  31  But  many  that  arc  first  shall  be 
last ;  and  the  last  shall  be  first.  last ;  and  the  last  first. 

xx.  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a  man  that  is  an  householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the 
morning  to  hire  labourers  into  his  vineyard.  2  And  when  he  had 
agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his 
vineyard.  3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and  saw  others 
standing  idle  in  the  marketplace,  4  and  said  unto  them  ;  Go  ye  also 
into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right  I  will  give  you.  And 
they  went  their  way.  5  Again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  ninth 
hour,  and  did  likewise.  6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out, 
and  found  others  standing  idle,  and  saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye 
here  all  the  day  idle?  "They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man  hath 
hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard ;  and 
whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  saitli  unto  his 
steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and  give  them  their  hire,  beginning  from 
the  last  unto  the  first.  9  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired  about 
the  eleventh  hour,  they  received_  every  man  a  penny.  10  But  when  the 
first  came,  they  supposed  that  they  should  have  received  more ;  and 
they  likewise  received  every  man  a  penny.  11  And  when  they  had 
received  it,  they  murmured  against  the  goodman  of  the  house, 12  saying, 

These  last  have  wrought  but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal 
unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and  heat  of  the  day.  13  But 
he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong  : 
didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a  penny  ?  ]4  Take  that  thine  is,  and 
go  thy  way:  I  will  give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee.  ]5Is  it  not 
lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will  with  mine  own  ?  Is  thine  eye  evil, 
because  I  am  good  ?  16  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last : 
for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 


99.  Christ  foretelleth  His  Passion:  the  Request  of  James 
and  John:  He  healeth  the  Blind. 


St.  Matt.  xx.  17 — 34. 


17  And  Jesus  going  up  to 
Jerusalem  took  the  twelve 
disciples  apart  in  the  way, 
and  said  unto  them,  18  Be¬ 
hold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusa¬ 
lem  ;  and  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  betrayed  unto  the 
chief  priests  and  unto  the 
scribes,  and  they  shall  con¬ 
demn  him  to  death,  19  and 


St.  Mark  x.  32—52. 


32  And  they  were  in  the 
way  going  up  to  Jerusalem; 
and  Jesus  went  before  them : 
and  they  were  amazed  ;  and 
as  they  followed,  they  were 
afraid.  And  he  took  again 
the  twelve,  and  began  to 
tell  them  what  things  should 
happen  unto  him,  33 saying. 
Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jeru- 


St.  Luke  xviii.  31—43. 


31  Then  he  took  unto 
him  the  twelve,  and  said 
unto  them,  Behold,  we  go 
up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all 
things  that  are  written  by 
the  prophets  concerning  the 
Son  of  man  shall  be  accom¬ 
plished.  32  For  he  shall  be 
delivered  unto  the  Gentiles, 
and  shall  be  mocked,  and 


94 


THE  BEQUEST  OF  JAMES  AND  JOHN. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xx.  17 — 34. 


St.  Mark  x.  32 — 52.  St.  Luke  xviii.  31 — 43. 


shall  deliver  him  to  the 
Gentiles  to  mock,  and  to 
scourge,  and  to  crucify  him : 
and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 


salem  ;  and  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  delivered  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  unto  the 
scribes  ;  and  they  shall  con¬ 
demn  him  to  death,  and 
shall  deliver  him  to  the 
Gentiles  :  34  and  they  shall 
mock  him,  and  shall  scourge 
him,  and  shall  spit  upon 
him,  and  shall  kill  him : 
and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 


spitefully  entreated,  and 
spitted  on  :  33  and  they  shall 
scourge  him ,  and  put  him  to 
death :  and  the  third  day 
he  shall  rise  again.  34  And 
they  understood  none  of 
these  things  :  and  this  say¬ 
ing  was  hid  from  them,  nei¬ 
ther  knew  they  the  things 
which  were  spoken. 


(St.  Matt.) 

20  Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of 
Zebedee’s  children  with  her  sons,  wor¬ 
shipping  him ,  and  desiring  a  certain 
thing  of  him.  21  And  he  said  unto  her, 
What  wilt  thou?  She  saith  unto  him, 
Grant  that  these  my  two  sons  may  sit, 
the  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  the  other 
on  the  left,  in  thy  kingdom.  22  But  Jesus 
answered  and  said,  Ye  know  not  what  ye 
ask.  Are  ye  able  to  drink  of  the  cup 
that  I  shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized 
with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 
They  say  unto  him,  We  are  able.  23  And 
he  saith  unto  them,  Ye  shall  drink  in¬ 
deed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with :  but  to 
sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left,  is 
not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  be  given  to 
them  for  whom  it  is  prepared  of  my 
Father.  24  And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  were  moved  with  indignation  against 
the  two  brethren.  25  But  Jesus  called 
them  unto  him,  and  said,  Ye  know  that 
the  princes  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  do¬ 
minion  over  them,  and  they  that  are  great 
exercise  authority  upon  them.  26  But  it 
shall  not  be  so  among  you :  but  who¬ 
soever  will  be  great  among  you,  let  him 
be  your  minister  ;  27  and  whosoever  will 
be  chief  among  you,  let  him  be  your  ser¬ 
vant  :  28  even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 


(St.  Mark.) 

35  And  James  and  John,  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,  come  unto  him,  saying,  Master, 
we  would  that  thou  shouldest  do  for  us 
whatsoever  we  shall  desire.  36 And  he  said 
unto  them,  What  would  ye  that  I  should 
do  for  you?  37 They  said  unto  him,  Grant 
unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  thy  left  hand,  in 
thy  glory.  38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Y e  know  not  what  ye  ask :  can  ye  drink 
of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of?  and  be  bap¬ 
tized  with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized 
with?  39 And  they  said  unto  him,  We  can. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  in¬ 
deed  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of ; 
and  with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized 
withal  shall  ye  be  baptized:  40 but  to  sit 
on  my  right  hand  and  on  my  left  hand  is 
not  mine  to  give ;  but  it  shall  be  given  to 
them  for  whom  it  is  prepared.  41  And 
when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  began  to  be 
much  displeased  with  James  and  John. 
42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Ye  know  that  they  which  are 
accounted  to  rule  over  the.  Gentiles  exer¬ 
cise  lordship  over  them;  and  their  great 
ones  exercise  authority  upon  them.  43 But 
so  shall  it  not  be  among  you :  but  who¬ 
soever  will  be  great  among  you,  shall  be 
your  minister:  44 and  whosoever  of  you 
will  be  the  chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of 
all.  45  For  even  the  Son  of  man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 


29  And  as  they  departed 
from  Jericho,  a  great  mul¬ 
titude  followed  him.  30  And, 
behold,  two  blind  men  sit¬ 
ting  by  the  way  side,  when 
they  heard  that  Jesus  pass¬ 
ed  by,  cried  out,  saying, 


46  And  they  came  to  Je¬ 
richo  :  and  as  he  went  out 
of  Jericho  with  his  disciples 
and  a  great  number  of 
people,  blind  Bartimseus, 
the  son  of  Tinueus,  sat  by 
the  highway  side  begging. 


35  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  as  he  was  come  nigh 
unto  Jericho,  a  certain  blind 
man  sat  by  the  way  side 
begging:  36 and  hearing  the 
multitude  pass  by,  he  asked 
what  it  meant.  37  And  they 


ZACCHJEUS. 


95 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xx.  17 — 34.  St.  Mark  x.  32 — 52.  St.  Luke  xviii.  31 — 43. 


Have  mercy  on  us,  0  Lord, 
thou  son  of  David.  31  And 
the  multitude  rebuked  them, 
because  they  should  hold 
their  peace  :  but  they  cried 
the  more,  saying,  Have  mer¬ 
cy  on  us,  0  Lord,  thou 
son  of  David.  32  And  Jesus 
stood  still,  and  called  them, 
and  said,  What  will  ye  that 
I  shall  do  unto  you  ?  33  They 
say  unto  him,  Lord,  that  our 
eyes  may  be  opened.  34  So 
Jesus  had  compassion  on 
them ,  and  touched  their 
eyes  :  and  immediately 
their  eyes  received  sight, 
and  they  followed  him. 


47 And  when  he  heard  that 
it  was  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
he  began  to  cry  out,  and 
say,  Jesus,  thou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me. 
48  And  many  charged  him 
that  he  should  hold  his 
peace :  but  he  cried  the 
more  a  great  deal,  Thou 
son  of  David,  have  mercy 
on  me.  49  And  Jesus  stood 
still,  and  commanded  him 
to  be  called.  And  they 
call  the  blind  man,  saying 
unto  him,  Be  of  good  com¬ 
fort,  rise  ;  he  calleth  thee. 
50  And  he,  casting  away  his 
garment,  rose,  and  came  to 
Jesus.  51  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said  unto  him, 
What  wilt  thou  that  I 
should  do  unto  thee?  The 
blind  man  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  that  I  might  receive 
my  sight.  52  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Go  thy 
way ;  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole.  And  immedi¬ 
ately  he  received  his  sight, 
and  followed  Jesus  in  the 
way. 


told  him,  that  Jesus  of  Na¬ 
zareth  passeth  by.  38  And 
he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou 
son  of  David,  have  mercy 
on  me.  39  And  they  which 
went  before  rebuked  him, 
that  he  should  hold  his 
peace :  but  he  cried  so 
much  the  more,  Thou  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on 
me.  40  And  Jesus  stood, 
and  commanded  him  to  be 
brought  unto  him :  and  when 
he  was  come  near,  he  ask¬ 
ed  him,  41  saying,  What  wilt 
thou  that  I  shall  do  unto 
thee?  And  he  said,  Lord, 
that  I  may  receive  my  sight. 
42  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Receive  thy  sight :  thy  faith 
hath  saved  thee.  43  And  im¬ 
mediately  he  received  his 
sight,  and  followed  him,  glo¬ 
rifying  God  :  and  all  the 
people,  when  they  saw  it , 
gave  praise  unto  God. 


100.  (a)  Zacchaeus. 

St.  Luke  xix.  1 — 10. 


And  Jesus  entered  and  passed  through  Jericho.  2  And,  behold,  there  teas  a 
man  named  Zacchmus,  which  was  the  chief  among  the  publicans,  and  he  was  rich. 
3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was ;  and  could  not  for  the  press,  because 
he  was  little  of  stature.  4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up  into  a  sycomore  tree 
to  see  him:  for  he  was  to  pass  that  way.  5 And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place, 
he  looked  up,  and  saw  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Zacchmus,  make  haste,  and  come 
down ;  for  to  day  I  must  abide  at  thy  house.  6  And  he  made  haste,  and  came 
down,  and  received  him  joyfully.  7  And  when  they  saw  it ,  they  all  murmured,  say¬ 
ing,  That  he  was  gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner.  8  And  Zacchams 
stood,  and  said  unto  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to  the 
poor ;  and  if  I  have  taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  false  accusation,  I  restore 
him  fourfold.  9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  This  day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house, 
forsomuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham.  10  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek 
and  to  save  that  which  was  lost. 


96 


THE  ANOINTING  OF  JESUS. 


A.  D.  30, 


(b)  The  Parable  of  the  Ten  Pieces  of  Money. 

St.  Luke  xix.  11 — 28. 


11  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added  and  spake  a  parable,  because  he 
was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  because  they  thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediately  appear.  12  He  said  therefore,  A  certain  nobleman  went  into  a  far  country 
to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom,  and  to  return.  13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants, 
and  delivered  them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto  them,  Occupy  till  I  come.  14  But 
his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  a  message  after  him,  saying,  We  will  not  have 
this  man  to  reign  over  us.  15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  was  returned, 
having  received  the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded  these  servants  to  be  called  unto 
him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the  money,  that  he  might  know  how  much  every  man 
had  gained  by  trading.  16  Then  came  the  first,  saying,  Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained 
ten  pounds.  17 And  he  said  unto  him,  Well,  thou  good  servant:  because  thou  hast 
been  faithful  in  a  very  little,  have  thou  authority  over  ten  cities.  18  And  the  second 
came,  saying,  Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  five  pounds.  19  And  he  said  likewise 
to  him,  Be  thou  also  over  five  cities.  20  And  another  came,  saying,  Lord,  behold, 
here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  have  kept  laid  up  in  a  napkin:  21  for  I  feared  thee, 
because  thou  art  an  austere  man :  thou  takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not  down,  and 
reapest  that  thou  didst  not  sow.  22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine  own  mouth 
will  I  judge  thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  Thou  knewest  that  I  was  an  austere  man, 
taking  up  that  I  laid  not  down,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not  sow :  23  wherefore  then 
gavest  not  thou  my  money  into  the  bank,  that  at  my  coming  I  might  have  required 
mine  own  with  usury  ?  24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by,  Take  from  him 
the  pound,  and  give  it  to  him  that  hath  ten  pounds.  25  (And  they  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  he  hath  ten  pounds.)  26  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  unto  every  one  which 
hath  shall  be  given  ;  and  from  him  that  hath  not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  be  taken 
away  from  him.  27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which  would  not  that  I  should  reign 
over  them,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them  before  me. 

28  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  before,  ascending  up  to  Jerusalem. 

(St.  Matt.  xxv.  14 — 30.) 


101.  Mary  anointeth  the  Head  of  Jesus. 

St.John  xi.  55 — xn.  1. 


55  And  the  Jews’  passover  was  nigh  at  hand :  and  many  went  out  of  the  country 
up  to  Jerusalem  before  the  passover,  to  purify  themselves.  56  Then  sought  they  for 
Jesus,  and  spake  among  themselves,  as  they  stood  in  the  temple,  What  think  ye, 
that  he  will  not  come  to  the  feast?  57 Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees 
had  given  a  commandment,  that,  if  any  man  knew  where  ho  were,  he  should  shew  it , 
that  they  might  take  him. 

xti.  Then  Jesus  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to  Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was 
which  had  been  dead,  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead. 

St.  Matt.  xxvi.  6 — 13.  St.  Mark  xiv.  3 — 9.  St.John  xii.  2 — 11. 


6  Now  when  Jesus  was  3  And  being  in  Bethany  2  There  they  made  him  a 
in  Bethany,  in  the  house  in  the  house  of  Simon  the  supper;  and  Martha  serv- 
of  Simon  the  leper,  7  there  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  ed :  but  Lazarus  was  one  of 


A.  D.  30. 


CHRIST  RIDETH  INTO  JERUSALEM. 


97 


St.  Matt.  xxyi.  6 — 13. 


St.  Mark  xiy.  3 — 9. 


St.  John  xii.  2—11. 


came  unto  him  a  woman 
having  an  alabaster  box  of 
very  precious  ointment,  and 
poured  it  on  his  head,  as  he 
sat  at  meat.  8  But  when  his 
disciples  saw  it,  they  had 
indignation,  saying,  To  what 
purpose  is  this  waste  ?  9  For 
this  ointment  might  have 
been  sold  for  much,  and 
given  to  the  poor.  10  When 
Jesus  understood  it,  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  trouble  ye 
the  woman  ?  for  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  upon 
me.  11  For  ye  have  the  poor 
always  with  you ;  but  me 
ye  have  not  always.  12  For 
in  that  she  hath  poured 
this  ointment  on  my  body, 
she  did  it  for  my  burial. 
13  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Wheresoever  this  gospel 
shall  be  preached  in  the 
whole  world,  there  shall 
also  this,  that  this  woman 
hath  done,  be  told  for  a 
memorial  of  her. 


cious ;  and  she  brake  the 
box,  and  poured  it  on  his 
head.  4  And  there  were 
some  that  had  indignation 
within  themselves,  and  said, 
Why  was  this  waste  of  the 
ointment  made  ?  5  for  it 

might  have  been  sold  for 
more  than  three  hundred 
pence,  and  have  been  given 
to  the  poor.  And  they  mur¬ 
mured  against  her.  6  And 
Jesus  said,  Let  her  alone  ; 
why  trouble  ye  -  her  %  she 
hath  wrought  a  good  work 
on  me.  7  For  ye  have  the 
poor  with  you  alwa3rs,  and 
whensoever  ye  will  ye  may 
do  them  good  :  but  me  ye 
have  not  always.  8  She  hath 
done  what  she  could :  she 
is  come  aforehand  to  anoint 
my  body  to  the  burying. 
9  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Wheresoever  this  gospel 


them  that  sat  at  the  table 
with  him.  3  Then  took  Mary 
a  pound  of  ointment  of 


there  came  a  woman  having 
an  alabaster  box  of  oint¬ 
ment  of  spikenard  very  pre¬ 
spikenard,  very  costly,  and 
anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus, 
and  wiped  his  feet  with  her 
hair :  and  the  house  was 
filled  with  the  odour  of  the 
ointment.  4  Then  saith  one 
of  his  disciples,  Judas  Isca¬ 
riot,  Simon’s  son,  which 
should  betray  him,  5  Why 
was  not  this  ointment  sold 
for  three  hundred  pence, 
and  given  to  the  poor  ? 
6  This  he  said,  not  that  he 
cared  for  the  poor  ;  but  be¬ 
cause  he  was  a  thief,  and 
had  the  bag,  and  bare  what 
was  put  therein.  7  Then 
said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone: 
against  the  day  of  my  bury¬ 
ing  hath  she  kept  this.  8  For 
the  poor  always  ye  have 
with  you ;  but  me  ye  have 
not  always. 

9  Much  people  of  the  Jews 
therefore  knew  that  he  was 
there  :  and  they  came  not 
for  Jesus’  sake  only,  but 
that  they  might  see  La¬ 
zarus  also,  whom  he  had 
raised  from  the  dead.  10  But  the  chief  priests  consulted  that  they  might 
put  Lazarus  also  to  death  ;  11  because  that  by  reason  of  him  many 
of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus. 


shall  be  preached  through¬ 
out  the  whole  world,  this  also  that  she  hath  done 
shall  be  spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of  her. 


PART  IV. 


102.  Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem. 


St.  Matt.  xxi. 
1—11. 


St.  Mark  xi. 
1—11. 


St.  Luke  xix. 
29—44. 


St.  John  xii. 
12—19. 


And  when  they 
drew  nigh  unto  Je¬ 
rusalem,  and  were 
come  to  Bethphage, 
unto  the  mount  of 
Olives,  then  sent 
Jesus  two  disciples, 
2  saying  unto  them, 


And  when  they 
came  nigh  to  Jeru¬ 
salem,  unto  Beth¬ 
phage  and  Bethany, 
at  the  mount  of 
Olives,  he  sendeth 
forth  two  of  his  dis¬ 
ciples,  2  and  saith 


29  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  nigh  to 
Bethphage  and  Be¬ 
thany,  at  the  mount 
called  the  mount  of 
Olives,  he  sent  two 
of  his  disciples 


12  On  the  next 
day  much  people 
that  were  come  to 
the  feast,  when  they 
heard  that  Jesus  was 
coming  to  Jerusa¬ 
lem,  13  took  branches 
of  palm  trees,  and 


98 


CHRIST  RIDETH  INTO  JERUSALEM. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxi. 
1—11. 


St.  Mark  xi. 
1—11. 


St.  Luke  xix. 
29—44. 


St.  John  xii. 
12—19. 


Go  into  the  village 
over  against  you, 
and  straightway  ye 
shall  find  an  ass  tied, 
and  a  colt  with  her: 
loose  them, and  bring 
them  unto  me.  3  And 
if  any  man  say  ought 
unto  you,  ye  shall 
say,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  them ;  and 
straightway  he  will 
send  them.  4A11  this 
was  done,  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken 
by  the  prophet,  say¬ 
ing,  5  Tell  ye  the 
daughter  of  Sion, 
Behold,  thy  King 
cometh  unto  thee, 
meek,  and  sitting 
upon  an  ass,  and 
a  colt  the  foal  of 
an  ass.  6  And  the  dis¬ 
ciples  went,  and  did 
as  Jesus  commanded 
them,  7  and  brought 
the  ass,  and  the  colt, 
and  put  on  them 
their  clothes,  and 
they  set  him  there¬ 
on.  8  And  a  very 
great  multitude 
spread  their  gar¬ 
ments  in  the  way ; 
others  cut  down 
branches  from  the 
trees,  and  strawed 
them  in  the  way. 
9  And  the  multitudes 
that  went  before,  and 
that  followed,  cried, 
saying,  Hosanna  to 
the  son  of  David : 
Blessed  is  he  that 
cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord; 
Hosanna  in  the 
highest. 


unto  them,  Go  your 
way  into  the  village 
over  against  you : 
and  as  soon  as  ye 
be  entered  into  it, 
ye  shall  find  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  never 
man  sat ;  loose  him, 
and  bring  him.  3  And 
if  any  man  say  unto 
you,  Why  do  ye  this? 
say  ye  that  the  Lord 
hath  need  of  him  ; 
and  straightway  he 
will  send  him  hither. 

4  And  they  went  their 
way,  and  found  the 
colt  tied  by  the  door 
without  in  a  place 
where  two  ways  met ; 
and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them 
that  stood  there  said 
unto  them,  What  do 
ye,  loosing  the  colt  ? 

6  And  they  said  un¬ 
to  them  even  as  Je¬ 
sus  had  command¬ 
ed  :  and  they  let 
them  go.  7  And  they 
brought  the  colt  to 
Jesus,  and  cast  their 
garments  on  him  ; 
and  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  And  many  spread 
their  garments  in  the 
way :  and  others  cut 
down  branches  off 
the  trees,  and  straw¬ 
ed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went 
before,  and  they 
that  followed,  cried, 
saying,  Hosanna  ; 
Blessed  is  he 
that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the 
Lord :  10 Blessed  be 
the  kingdom  of  our 
father  David,  that 
cometh  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord:  Hosan¬ 
na  in  the  highest. 


30  saying,  Go  ye  in¬ 
to  the  village  over 
against  you  ;  in  the 
which  at  your  en¬ 
tering  ye  shall  find 
a  colt  tied,  whereon 
yet  never  man  sat : 
loose  him,  and  bring 
him  hither.  31  And 
if  any  man  ask  you, 
Why  do  ye  loose 
him  ?  thus  shall  ye 
say  unto  him,  Be¬ 
cause  the  Lord  hath 
need  of  him.  32  And 
they  that  were  sent 
went  their  way,  and 
found  even  as  he 
had  said  unto  them. 
33  And  as  they  were 
loosing  the  colt,  the 
owners  thereof  said 
unto  them,  Why 
loose  ye  the  colt  ? 
34 And  they  said,  The 
Lord  hath  need  of 
him.  35  And  they 
brought  him  to  Je¬ 
sus  :  and  they  cast 
their  garments  upon 
the  colt,  and  they 
set  Jesus  thereon. 

36  And  as  he  went, 
they  spread  their 
clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was 
come  nigh,  even  now 
at  the  descent  of  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the 
whole  multitude  of 
the  disciples  began 
to  rejoice  and  praise 


went  forth  to  meet 
him,  and  cried,  Ho¬ 
sanna  :  Blessed  is 
the  King  of  Israel 
that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 
14  And  Jesus,  when 
he  had  found  a  young 
ass,  sat  thereon  ;  as 
it  is  written, 15  F  e  a  r 
not,  daughter  of 
Sion  :  behold,  thy 
King  cometh,  sit¬ 
ting  on  an  ass’s 
colt.  16 These  things 
understood  not  his 
disciples  at  the  first: 
but  when  Jesus  was 
glorified,  then  re¬ 
membered  they  that 
these  things  were 
written  of  him, 
and  that  they  had 
done  these  things 
unto  him.  17  The 
people  therefore  that 
was  with  him  when 
he  called  Lazarus  out 
of  his  grave,  and 
raised  him  from  the 
dead,  bare  record. 
18  For  this  cause  the 
people  also  met  him, 
for  that  they  heard 
that  he  had  done 
this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees 
therefore  said  a- 
mong  themselves, 
Perceive  ye  how  ye 
prevail  nothing?  be¬ 
hold,  the  world  is 
gone  after  him. 


God  with  a  loud 
voice  for  all  the 
mighty  works  that  they  had  seen ; 
38  saying.  Blessed  be  the  King  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord : 
peace  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the 
highest.  39  And  some  of  the  Phari¬ 
sees  from  among  the  multitude  said 
unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  dis¬ 
ciples.  40  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  tell  you  that,  if  these 
should  hold  their  peace,  the  stones 
would  immediately  cry  out. 


A.  D.  30. 


HE  PURGETH  THE  TEMPLE. 


99 


St.  Matt.  xxi. 

1—11. 


St.  Mark  xi. 

1—11. 


10  And  when  he 
was  come  into  Je¬ 
rusalem,  all  the  city 
was  moved,  saying, 
Who  is  this  ?  11  And 
the  multitude  said, 
This  is  Jesus  the 
prophet  of  Nazareth 
of  Galilee. 


11  And  Jesus  enter¬ 
ed  into  Jerusalem, 
and  into  the  temple : 
and  when  he  had 
looked  round  about 
upon  all  things,  and 
now  the  eventide  was 
come,  he  went  out 
unto  Bethany  with 
the  twelve. 


St.  Luke  xix. 
29—44. 


thee  even  with  the  ground,  and 
shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone 
not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 


41  And  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over 
it,  42  saying,  If  thou  hadst  known, 
even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day, 
the  things  which  belong  unto  thy 
peace  !  but  now  they  are  hid  from 
thine  eyes.  43  For  the  days  shall 
come  upon  thee,  that  thine  enemies 
shall  cast  a  trench  about  thee,  and 
compass  thee  round,  and  keep  thee 
in  on  every  side,  44  and  shall  lay 
thy  children  within  thee  ;  and  they 
upon  another ;  because  thou  knewest 


103.  The  fruitless  leafy  Tree. 

St.  Matt.  xxi.  18,  19 a,  St.  Mark  xi.  12—14. 


18  Now  in  the  morning  as  he  returned 
into  the  city,  he  hungered.  19  And  when 
he  saw  a  fig  tree  in  the  way,  he  came  to 
it,  and  found  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves 
only,  and  said  unto  it,  Let  no  fruit  grow 
on  thee  henceforward  for  ever. 


12  And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were 
come  from  Bethany,  he  was  hungry :  13  and 
seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off  having  leaves,  he 
came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any  thing 
thereon :  and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
nothing  but  leaves ;  for  the  time  of  figs 
was  not  yet.  14  And  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  it,  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee  here¬ 
after  for  ever.  And  his  disciples  heard  it. 


104.  Ho  purgeth  the  Temple :  Exhortation  to  Faith. 

St.  Matt.  xxi.  12,  13.  St.  Mark  xi.  15—19.  St.  Luke  xix.  45,  46. 


12  And  Jesus  went  into 
the  temple  of  God,  and  cast 
out  all  them  that  sold  and 
bought  in  the  temple,  and 
overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
moneychangers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold 
doves,  13and  said  unto  them, 
It  is  written,  My  house 
shall  be  called  the  house 
of  prayer;  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 


15  And  they  come  to  Je¬ 
rusalem:  and  Jesus  went 
into  the  temple,  and  began 
to  cast  out  them  that  sold 
and  bought  in  the  temple, 
and  overthrew  the  tables  of 
the  moneychangers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold 
doves  ;  1(5  and  would  not 
suffer  that  any  man  should 

carry  any  vessel’ through  the  temple.  17  And  he 
taught,  saying  unto  them,  Is  it  not  written,  My 
house  shall  be  called  of  all  nations  the 
house  of  prayer?  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves.  18 And 
the  scribes  and  chief  priests  heard  it ,  and  sought  how  they  might 
destroy  him:  for  they  feared  him,  because  all  the  people  was  astonished 
at  his  doctrine.  19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went  out  of  the  city. 

G  2 


45  And  he  went  into  the 
temple,  and  began  to  cast 
out  them  that  sold  there¬ 
in,  and  them  that  bought ; 
46  saying  unto  them.  It  is 
written,  My  house  is  the 
house  of  prayer:  but  ye 
have  made  it  a  den  of 
thieves. 


100 


THE  ‘ AUTHORITY ’  OF  CHRIST. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxi.  14—47. 


St.  Luke  xix.  47,  48. 


14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple;  and  he 
healed  them.  15And  when  the  chief 
priests  and  scribes  saw  the  wonder¬ 
ful  things  that  he  did,  and  the  chil¬ 
dren  crying  in  the  temple,  and  say¬ 
ing,  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  ; 

16  and 


47  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  tem¬ 
ple.  But  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  and  the  chief  of  the  people 
sought  to  destroy  him,  48  and  could 
not  find  what  they  might  do :  for 
all  the  people  were  very  attentive 
to  hear  him. 


they  were  sore  displeased, 
said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou  what  these  say?  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Yea;  have  ye  never  read,  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and 
sucklings  thou  hast  perfected  praise?  17  And  he  left  them,  and 
went  out  of  the  city  into  Bethany ;  and  he  lodged  there. 


St.  Matt.  xxi.  19&, — 22. 


St.  Mark  xi.  20 — 26. 


And  presently  the  fig  tree  withered 
away.  20  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it, 
they  marvelled,  saying,  How  soon  is  the 
fig  tree  withered  away  !  21  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  If  ye  have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye 
shall  not  only  do  this  which  is  done  to 
the  fig  tree,  but  also  if  ye  shall  say  unto 
this  mountain,  Be  thou  removed,  and  be 
thou  cast  into  the  sea ;  it  shall  be  done. 
22  And  all  things,  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall  receive 


20  And  in  the  morning,  as  they  passed 
by,  they  saw  the  fig  tree  dried  up  from 
the  roots.  21  And  Peter  calling  to  remem¬ 
brance  saith  unto  him,  Master,  behold, 
the  fig  tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  wither¬ 
ed  away.  22  And  Jesus  answering  saith 
unto  them,  Have  faith  in  God.  23  For 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  Be  thou 
removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea ; 
and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but  shall 


believe  that  those  things  which  he  saith 
shall  come  to  pass  ;  he  shall  have  whatsoever  he  saith.  24  Therefore 
I  say  unto  you,  What  things  soever  ye  desire,  when  ye  pray,  believe 
that  ye  receive  them ,  and  ye  shall  have  them.  25  And  when  ye  stand 
praying,  forgive,  if  ye  have  ought  against  any  :  that  your  Father  also 
which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your  trespasses.  26  But  if  ye  do 
not  forgive,  neither  will  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  forgive  your 
trespasses. 


105.  The  4  Authority  ’  of  Christ. 

St.  Matt.  xxi.  23—27.  St.  Mark  xi.  27 — 33.  St.  Luke  xx.  1—8. 


23  And  when  he  was  come 
into  the  temple,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders  of 
the  people  came  unto  him 
as  he  was  teaching,  and 
said,  By  what  authority 
doest  thou  these  things  ? 
and  who  gave  thee  this  au¬ 
thority  ?  24  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  also  will  ask  you  one 
thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me, 
I  in  like  wise  will  tell  you 


27  And  they  come  again 
to  Jerusalem  :  and  as  he 
was  walking  in  the  temple, 
there  come  to  him  the  chief 
priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders,  28  and  say  unto 
him,  By  what  authority  do¬ 
est  thou  these  things?  and 
who  gave  thee  this  autho¬ 
rity  to  do  these  things  ? 
29  And  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  I  will  also 
ask  of  you  one  question, 


And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  on  one  of  those  days, 
as  he  taught  the  people  in 
the  temple,  and  preached 
the  gospel,  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him  with  the  elders,  2  and 
spake  unto  him,  saying.  Tell 
us,  by  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things  ?  or  who 
is  he  that  gave  thee  this 
authority  ?  3  And  he  an¬ 
swered  and  said  unto  them, 


A.D.  30. 


PARABLES. 


101 


St.  Matt.  xxi.  23 — 27. 


by  what  authority  I  do 
these  things.  25  The  baptism 
of  John,  whence  was  it  ? 
from  heaven,  or  of  men? 
And  they  reasoned  with 
themselves,  saying,  If  we 
shall  say,  From  heaven;  he 
will  say  unto  us,  Why  did 
ye  not  then  believe  him  ? 
26  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of 
men  ;  we  fear  the  people  ; 
for  all  hold  John  as  a  pro¬ 
phet.  27  And  they  answer¬ 
ed  Jesus,  and  said,  We  can¬ 
not  tell.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these 
things. 


St.  Mark  xi.  27 — 33. 


and  answer  me,  and  I  will 
tell  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things.  30  The 
baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  men  ? 
answer  me.  31  And  they 
reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven;  he  will  say, 
Why  then  did  ye  not  be¬ 
lieve  him?  32  But  if  we  shall 
say,  Of  men ;  they  feared 
the  people :  for  all  men 
counted  John,  that  he  was 
a  prophet  indeed.  33  And 
they  answered  and  said  un¬ 
to  Jesus,  We  cannot  tell. 
And  Jesus  answering  saith 
unto  them,  Neither  do  I 
tell  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things. 


St.  Luke  xx.  1 — 8. 


I  will  also  ask  you  one 
thing  ;  and  answer  me  : 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was 
it  from  heaven,  or  of  men  ? 

5  And  they  reasoned  with 
themselves,  saying,  If  we 
shall  say,  From  heaven  ;  he 
will  say,  Why  then  believ¬ 
ed  ye  him  not  ?  6  But  and 
if  we  say.  Of  men ;  all  the 
people  will  stone  us :  for 
they  be  persuaded  that  John 
was  a  prophet.  7  And  they 
answered,  that  they  could 
not  tell  whence  it  teas. 
8  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Neither  tell  I  you  by  what 
authority  I  do  these  things. 


106.  PARABLES. 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  Two  Sons. 

St.  Matt.  xxi.  28 — 32. 


28  But  what  think  ye  ?  A  certain  man  had  two  sons ;  and  he  came  to  the  first, 
and  said,  Son,  go  work  to  day  in  my  vineyard.  29 He  answered  and  said,  I  will 
not :  but  afterward  he  repented,  and  went.  30  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said 
likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I  go,  sir :  and  went  not.  34  Whether  of  them 
twain  did  the  will  of  his  father?  They  say  unto  him,  The  first.  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the  king¬ 
dom  of  God  before  you.  32  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 
and  ye  believed  him  not :  but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed  him  :  and  ye, 
when  ye  had  seen  it,  repented  not  afterward,  that  ye  might  believe  him. 


( b )  The  Parable  of  the  unthankful  Husbandmen. 

St.  Matt.  xxi.  33—46.  St.  Mark  xii.  1 — 12.  St.  Luke  xx.  9—19. 


33  Hear  another  para¬ 
ble  :  There  was  a  certain 
householder,  which  planted 
a  vineyard,  and  hedged  it 
round  about,  and  digged  a 
winepress  in  it,  and  built 
a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to 
husbandmen,  and  went  into 
a  far  country:  34 and  when 
the  time  of  the  fruit  drew 


And  he  began  to  speak 
unto  them  by  parables.  A 
certain  man  planted  a  vine¬ 
yard,  and  set  an  hedge  a- 
bout  it,  and  digged  a  place 
for  the  winefat,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  hus¬ 
bandmen,  and  went  into  a 
far  country.  2  And  at  the 
season  he  sent  to  the  hus- 


9  Then  began  he  to  speak 
to  the  people  this  parable ; 
A  certain  man  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  let  it  forth  to 
husbandmen,  and  went  into 
a  far  country  for  a  long 
time.  10  And  at  the  sea¬ 
son  he  sent  a  servant  to 
the  husbandmen,  that  they 
should  give  him  of  the  fruit 


102 


THE  UNTHANKFUL  HUSBANDMEN. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxi.  33—46. 


near,  he  sent  his  servants  to 
the  husbandmen,  that  they 
might  receive  the  fruits  of 
it.  35  And  the  husbandmen 
took  his  servants,  and  beat 
one,  and  killed  another,  and 
stoned  another.  36  Again, 
he  sent  other  servants  more 
than  the  first:  and  they  did 
unto  them  likewise.  37  But 
last  of  all  he  sent  unto  them 
his  son,  saying,  They  will 
reverence  my  son.  38  But 
when  the  husbandmen  saw 
the  son,  they  said  among 
themselves.  This  is  the  heir; 
come,  let  us  kill  him,  and 
let  us  seize  on  his  inherit¬ 
ance.  39  And  they  caught 
him,  and  cast  him  out  of 
the  vineyard,  and  slew  him. 
40  When  the  lord  therefore 
of  the  vineyard  corneth, 
what  will  he  do  unto  those 
husbandmen  ?  41  They  say 
unto  him,  He  will  miser¬ 
ably  destroy  those  wicked 
men,  and  will  let  out  his 
vineyard  unto  other  hus¬ 
bandmen,  which  shall  ren¬ 
der  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons.  42  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Did  ye  never  read  in 
the  scriptures,  The  stone 
which  the  builders  re¬ 
jected,  the  same  is  be¬ 
come  the  head  of  the  cor¬ 
ner:  this  is  the  Lord’s 
doing,  and  it  is  mar¬ 
vellous  in  our  eyes? 
43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you, 
The  kingdom  of  God  shall 
be  taken  from  you,  and 
given  to  a  nation  bringing 
ever  shall  fall  on  this  stone 
shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him 
to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief 
priests  and  Pharisees  had 
heard  his  parables,  they 
perceived  that  he  spake  of 
them.  46  But  when  they 
sought  to  lay  hands  on  him, 
they  feared  the  multitude, 
because  they  took  him  for 
a  prophet. 


St.  Mark  xii.  1 — 12.  St.  Luke  xx.  9 — 19. 


bandmen  a  servant,  that  he 
might  receive  from  the  hus¬ 
bandmen  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vineyard.  3  And  they  caught 
him,  and  beat  him,  and  sent 
him  away  empty.  4  And 
again  he  sent  unto  them 
another  servant ;  and  at  him 
they  cast  stones,  and  wound¬ 
ed  him  in  the  head,  and  sent 
him  away  shamefully  han¬ 
dled.  5  And  again  he  sent 
another ;  and  him  they  kill¬ 
ed,  and  many  others  ;  beat¬ 
ing  some,  and  killing  some. 
6LIaving  yet  therefore  one 
son,  his  wellbeloved,  he 
sent  him  also  last  unto 
them,  saying,  They  will  re¬ 
verence  my  son.  7  But  those 
husbandmen  said  among 
themselves,  This  is  the  heir; 
come,  let  us  kill  him,  and 
the  inheritance  shall  be  our’s. 
8  And  they  took  him,  and 
killed  him,  and  cast  him  out 
of  the  vineyard.  9  What  shall 
therefore  the  lord  of  the 
vineyard  do  ?  he  will  come 
and  destroy  the  husband¬ 
men,  and  will  give  the  vine¬ 
yard  unto  others.  10  And 
have  ye  not  read  this  scrip¬ 
ture  ;  The  stone  whic'h 
the  builders  rejected  is 
become  the  head  of  the 
corner:  11  this  was  the 
Lord’s  doing,  and  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  eyes? 


of  the  vineyard :  but  the 
husbandmen  beat  him,  and 
sent  Am  away  empty.  11  And 
again  he  sent  another  ser¬ 
vant  :  and  they  beat  him 
also,  and  entreated  him 
shamefully,  and  sent  him 
away  empty.  12  And  again 
he  sent  a  third  :  and  they 
wounded  him  also,  and  cast 
him  out.  13  Then  said  the 
lord  of  the  vineyard,  What 
shall  I  do  ?  I  will  send  my 
beloved  son  :  it  may  be  they 
will  reverence  him  when 
they  see  him.  14  But  when 
the  husbandmen  saw  him, 
they  reasoned  among  them¬ 
selves,  saying,  This  is  the 
heir :  come,  let  us  kill  him, 
that  the  inheritance  may  be 
our’s.  16  So  they  cast  him 
out  of  the  vineyard,  and 
killed  him.  What  therefore 
shall  the  lord  of  the  vine¬ 
yard  do  unto  them  ?  16  He 
shall  come  and  destroy 
these  husbandmen,  and  shall 
give  the  vineyard  to  others. 
And  when  they  heard  it , 
they  said,  God  forbid.  17And 
he  beheld  them,  and  said, 
What  is  this  then  that  is 
written,  The  stone  which 
the  builders  rejected, 
the  same  is  become  the 
head  of  the  corner  ? 
18  Whosoever  shall  fall  up¬ 
on  that  stone  shall  be  bro¬ 
ken  ;  but  on  whomsoever  it 
shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him 
to  powder. 


forth  the  fruits  thereof.  44  And  whoso- 
shall  be  broken  :  but  on  whomsoever  it 


12  And  they  sought  to  lay 
hold  on  him,  but  feared 
the  people :  for  they  knew 
that  he  had  spoken  the  para¬ 
ble  against  them:  and  they 
left  him,  and  went  their 
way. 


19  And  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  the  same  hour 
sought  to  lay  hands  on  him ; 
and  they  feared  the  people : 
for  they  perceived  that  he 
had  spoken  this  parable 
against  them. 


A.  D.  30. 


TRIBUTE  TO  C2ESAR. 


103 


(c)  The  Parable  of  the  Marriage  of  the  King’s  son,  and 

the  Wedding  garment. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  1 — 14. 


And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto  them  again  by  parables,  and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  certain  king,  which  made  a  marriage  for  his 
son,  3  and  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding :  and 
they  would  not  come.  4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying,  Tell  them  which 
are  bidden,  Behold,  I  have  prepared  my  dinner :  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are  kill¬ 
ed,  and  all  things  are  ready :  come  unto  the  marriage.  5  But  they  made  light  of 
it,  and  wTent  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his  merchandise :  6  and  the 
remnant  took  his  servants,  and  entreated  them  spitefully,  and  slew  them.  7  But 
when  the  king  heard  thereof,  he  was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies,  and  de¬ 
stroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  up  their  city.  8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants, 
The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they  which  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  9  Go  ye  there¬ 
fore  into  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage.  10  So 
those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways,  and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as 
they  found,  both  bad  and  good  :  and  the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests. 

34  And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not 
on  a  wedding  garment :  12  and  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how  earnest  thou  in  hither  not 
having  a  wedding  garment?  And  he  was  speechless.  13 Then  said  the  king  to  the 
servants,  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  take  him  away,  and  cast  him  into  outer 
darkness ;  there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 


107.  Tribute  to  Caesar. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  15 — 22.  St.  Mark  xii.  13—17.  St.  Luke  xx.  20 — 26. 


15  Then  went  the  Pha¬ 
risees,  and  took  counsel  how 
they  might  entangle  him  in 
his  talk.  16  And  they  sent 
out  unto  him  their  disciples 
with  the  Herodians,  saying, 
Master,  we  know  that  thou 
art  true,  and  teachest  the 
way  of  God  in  truth,  nei¬ 
ther  carest  thou  for  any 
man :  for  thou  regardest  not 
the  person  of  men.  37  Tell 
us  therefore,  What  thinkest 
thou  ?  Is  it  lawful  to  give 
tribute  unto  Caesar,  or  not? 
18  But  Jesus  perceived  their 
wickedness,  and  said,  Why 
tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites? 
39  Shew  me  the  tribute  mo¬ 
ney.  And  they  brought  un¬ 
to  him  a  penny.  20  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Whose  is 


13  And  they  send  unto 
him  certain  of  the  Phari¬ 
sees  and  of  the  Herodians, 
to  catch  him  in  his  words. 
14And  when  they  were  come, 
they  say  unto  him,  Master, 
we  know  that  thou  art  true, 
and  carest  for  no  man  :  for 
thou  regardest  not  the  per¬ 
son  of  men,  but  teachest  the 
way  of  God  in  truth :  Is  it 
lawful  to  give  tribute  to  Cae- 
sar,  or  not  ?  15  Shall  we  give, 
or  shall  we  not  give  ?  But 
he,  knowing  their  hypocrisy, 
said  unto  them,  Why  tempt 
ye  me  ?  bring  me  a  penny, 
that  I  may  see  it.  16  And 
they  brought  it.  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Whose  is 
this  image  and  superscrip¬ 
tion?  And  they  said  unto 


20  And  they  watched  him, 
and  sent  forth  spies,  which 
should  feign  themselves  just 
men,  that  they  might  take 
hold  of  his  words,  that  so 
they  might  deliver  him  unto 
the  power  and  authority  of 
the  governor.  21  And  they 
asked  him,  saying,  Master, 
we  know  that  thou  sayest 
and  teachest  rightly,  neither 
acceptest  thou  the  person  of 
any ,  but  teachest  the  way 
of  God  truly:  22  Is  it  lawful 
for  us  to  give  tribute  unto 
Caesar,  or  no  ?  23  But  he  per¬ 
ceived  their  craftiness,  and 
said  unto  them,  Why  tempt 
ye  me  ?  24  Shew  me  a  penny. 
Whose  image  and  super¬ 
scription  hath  it  ?  They  an¬ 
swered  and  said,  Caesar’s. 


104 


TEE  SADDUCEES’  ERROR. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxii.  15 — 22. 


this  image  and  superscrip¬ 
tion  ?  21  They  say  unto  him, 
Caesar’s.  Then  saith  he  un¬ 
to  them,  Render  therefore 
unto  Caesar  the  things  which 
are  Caesar’s  ;  and  unto  God 
the  things  that  are  God’s. 
22  When  they  had  heard 
these  words ,  they  marvelled, 
and  went  their  way. 


St.  Mark  xii.  13 — 17. 


him,  Caesar’s.  17  And  Jesus 
answering  said  unto  them, 
Render  to  Caesar  the  things 
that  are  Caesar’s,  and  to 
God  the  things  that  are 
God’s.  And  they  marvelled 
at  him. 

and  left  him, 


St.  Luke  xx.  20—26. 


25  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Render  therefore  unto  Cae¬ 
sar  the  things  which  be  Cae¬ 
sar’s,  and  unto  God  the 
things  which  be  God’s. 

26  And  they  could  not  take 
hold  of  his  words  before  the 
people  :  and  they  marvelled 
at  his  answer,  and  held 
their  peace. 


108.  The  Error  of  the  Sadducees  on  the  Besurrection. 


St.  Matt.  xxii.  23 — 33. 


23  The  same  day  came 
to  him  the  Sadducees,  which 
say  that  there  is  no  resur¬ 
rection,  and  asked  him, 
24  saying,  Master,  Moses 
said,  If  a  man  die,  having 
no  children,  his  brother 
shall  marry  his  wife,  and 
raise  up  seed  unto  his  bro¬ 
ther.  25  Now  there  were 
with  us  seven  brethren:  and 
the  first,  when  he  had  mar¬ 
ried  a  wife,  deceased,  and, 
having  no  issue,  left  his  wife 
unto  his  brother:  26 likewise 
the  second  also,  and  the 
third,  unto  the  seventh. 
27 And  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also.  28  Therefore  in 
the  resurrection  whose  wife 
shall  she  be  of  the  seven? 
for  they  all  had  her.  29  Je¬ 
sus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  do  err,  not  know¬ 
ing  the  scriptures,  nor  the 
power  of  God.  30  For  in 
the  resurrection  they  nei¬ 
ther  marry,  nor  are  given 
in  marriage,  but  are  as  the 
angels  of  God  in  heaven. 
31  But  as  touching  the  resur¬ 
rection  of  the  dead,  have  ye 
not  read  that  which  was 
spoken  unto  you  by  God, 
saying,  32I  am  the  God  of 
Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Isaac,  and  the  God 
of  Jacob  ?  God  is  not  the 


St.  Mark  xii.  18 — 27. 


18  Then  come  unto  him 
the  Sadducees,  which  say 
there  is  no  resurrection ; 
and  they  asked  him,  say¬ 
ing,  19  Master,  Moses  wrote 
unto  us,  If  a  man’s  bro¬ 
ther  die,  and  leave  his 
wife  behind  him,  and 
leave  no  children,  that 
his  brother  should  take 
his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 
20  Now  there  were  seven 
brethren  :  and  the  first 
took  a  wife,  and  dying  left 
no  seed.  21  And  the  se¬ 
cond  took  her,  and  died, 
neither  left  he  any  seed : 
and  the  third  likewise. 
22  And  the  seven  had  her, 
and  left  no  seed  :  last  of  all 
the  woman  died  also.  23  In 
the  resurrection  therefore, 
when  they  shall  rise,  whose 
wife  shall  she  be  of  them? 
for  the  seven  had  her  to 
wife.  24  And  Jesus  answer¬ 
ing  said  unto  them,  Do  ye 
not  therefore  err,  because 
ye  know  not  the  scriptures, 
neither  the  power  of  God  ? 

25  For  when  they  shall  rise 
from  the  dead,  they  neither 
many,  nor  are  given  in 
marriage ;  but  are  as  the 
angels  which  are  in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead, 
that  they  rise  :  have  ye  not 


St.  Luke  xx.  27 — 39. 


27  Then  came  to  him 
certain  of  the  Sadducees, 
which  deny  that  there  is 
any  resurrection ;  and  they 
asked  him,  28  saying,  Mas¬ 
ter,  Moses  wrote  unto  us. 
If  any  man’s  brother 
die,  having  a  wife,  and 
he  die  without  chil¬ 
dren,  that  his  brother 
should  take  his  wife, 
and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother.  29  There  were  there¬ 
fore  seven  brethren :  and  the 
first  took  a  wife,  and  died 
without  children.  30  And  the 
second  took  her  to  wife,  and 
he  died  childless.  31  And  the 
third  took  her ;  and  in  like 
manner  the  seven  also  :  and 
they  left  no  children,  and 
died.  32  Last  of  all  the  wo¬ 
man  died  also.  33  Therefore 
in  the  resurrection  whose 
wife  of  them  is  she?  for  se¬ 
ven  had  her  to  wife.  34  And 
Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them,  The  children  of  this 
world  marry,  and  are  given 
in  marriage :  35  but  they 
which  shall  be  accounted 
worthy  to  obtain  that  world, 
and  the  resurrection  from 
the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage :  ^nei¬ 
ther  can  they  die  any  more : 
for  they  are  equal  unto  the 
angels ;  and  are  the  chil- 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  FIRST  AND  GREAT  COMMANDMENT. 


105 


St.  Matt.  xxii.  28 — c 


St.  Mark  xii.  13 — 27. 


St.  Luke  xx.  27 — 39. 


God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  read  in  the  book  of  Moses, 
living.  33  And  when  the  how  in  the  bush  God  spake 
multitude  heard  this,  they  unto  him,  saying,  T  am  the 
were  astonished  at  his  doc-  God  of  Abraham,  and 
trine.  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 

the  God  of  Jacob ?  27He 
is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  the  God  of  the  braham,  and  the  God  of 
living:  ye  therefore  do  greatly  err.  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 

Jacob.  38  For  he  is  not  a 
God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living  :  for  all  live  unto  him.  39  Then 
certain  of  the  scribes  answering  said,  Master,  thou  hast  well  said.  * 


dren  of  God,  being  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  the  resurrection. 
37  Now  that  the  dead  are 
raised,  even  Moses  shewed 
at  the  bush,  when  he  calleth 
the  Lord  the  God  of  A- 


109.  The  first  and  great  Commandment. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  34 — 40.  St.  Mark  xii.  28 — 34, a 


34  But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
that  he  had  put  the  Sadducees  to  silence, 
they  were  gathered  together.  35  Then  one 
of  them,  which  ■ was  a  lawyer,  asked  him 
a  question,  tempting  him,  and  saying, 
36  Master,  which  is  the  great  command¬ 
ment  in  the  law?  37  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.  38This  is 
the  first  and  great  commandment.  39  And 
the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  40  On 
these  two  commandments  hang  all  the 
law  and  the  prophets. 


28  And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and 
having  heard  them  reasoning  together, 
and  perceiving  that  he  had  answered 
them  well,  asked  him,  Which  is  the  first 
commandment  of  all?  29 And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  him,  The  first  of  all  the  command¬ 
ments  is,  Hear,  O  Israel  ;  The  Lord 
our  God  is  one  Lord  :  30and  thou 
shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all 
thy  strength  :  this  is  the  first  com¬ 
mandment.  31  And  the  second  is  like,  name¬ 
ly  this,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bo  u  r  a s  t  h y  s e  1  f.  There  is  none  other  com¬ 


mandment  greater  than  these.  32  And  the 
scribe  said  unto  him,  Well,  Master,  thou 
hast  said  the  truth:  for  there  is  one  God;  and  there  is  none  other 
but  he :  33  and  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  with  all  the  under¬ 
standing,  and  with  all  the  soul,  and  with  all  the  strength,  and  to  love 
his  neighbour  as  himself,  is  more  than  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and 
sacrifices.  34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly,  he 
said  unto  him.  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God. 


110.  (a)  The  opinion  the  Scribes  held  of  Christ.  Discourse 

against  the  Pharisees. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  41 — 46.  St.  Mark  xii.  St.  Luke  xx. 

&  xxiii.  34,  (*>)— 40.  40—47. 


41  While  the  Pharisees 
were  gathered  together,  Je¬ 
sus  asked  them,  42  saying, 


And  no  man  after  that 
durst  ask  him  any  ques¬ 
tion.  35  And  Jesus  answered 


40  And  after  that  they 
durst  not  ask  him  any  ques¬ 
tion  at  all.  41  And  he  said 


106 


THE  SCRIBES  REFUTED. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxii.  41 — 46. 

&  XXIII. 


St.  Mark  xii. 
34,(&) — 40. 


St.  Luke  xx. 
40—47. 


and  said,  while  he  taught 
in  the  temple,  How  say  the 
scribes  that  Christ  is  the 
son  of  David  ?  36  For  David 
himself  said  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  The  Lord  said  to 
my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on 
my  right  hand,  till  I 
make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool.  37David  there¬ 
fore  himself  calleth  him 
Lord  ;  and  whence  is  he 
then  his  son  ? 

And  the  common  people 
heard  him  gladly.  38  And 
he  said  unto  them  in  his 
doctrine,  Beware  of  the 
scribes,  which  love  to  go 
in  long  clothing,  and  love 
salutations  in  the  market¬ 
places,  39  and  the  chief  seats 
in  the  synagogues,  and  the 
uppermost  rooms  at  feasts: 
40  which  devour  widows’ 
houses,  and  for  a  pretence 
make  long  prayers  :  these 
shall  receive  greater  dam¬ 
nation. 


What  think  ye  of  Christ? 
whose  son  is  he  ?  They  say 
unto  him,  The  son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  unto  them,  How 
then  doth  David  in  spirit 
call  him  Lord,  saying, 44  T  h  e 
Lord  said  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my 
right  hand,  till  I  make 
thine  enemies  thy  foot' 
stool?  45 If  David  then  call 
him  Lord,  how  is  he  his 
son  ? 

46  And  no  man  was  able 
to  answer  him  a  word, 
neither  durst  any  man 
from  that  day  forth  ask 
him  any  more  questions. 
xxiii.  Then  spake  Jesus 
to  the  multitude,  and  to 
his  disciples,  2  saying,  The 
scribes  and  the  Pharisees 
sit  in  Moses’  seat :  3  all 
therefore  whatsoever  they 
bid  you.  observe,  that  ob¬ 
serve  and  do  ;  but  do  not 
ye  after  their  works :  for 
they  say,  and  do  not.  4  For 
they  bind  heavy  burdens 
and  grievous  to  be  borne, 
and  lay  them  on  men’s 

shoulders ;  but  they  themselves  will  not  move  them  with  one  of 
their  fingers.  5  But  all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men : 
they  make  broad  their  phylacteries,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of  their 
garments,  6  and  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts,  and  the  chief 
seats  in  the  synagogues,  7  and  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to  be 
called  of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi.  8  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi  :  for 
one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ  ;  and  all  ye  are  brethren.  9  And 
call  no  man  your  father  upon  the  earth  :  for  one  is  your  Father, 
which  is  in  heaven.  10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters  :  for  one  is  your 
Master,  even  Christ.  11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be 
your  servant.  12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be  abased  ; 
and  he  that  shall  humble  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

13  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye  shut 
up  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against  men  :  for  ye  neither  go  in  your¬ 
selves ,  neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  devour 
widows’  houses,  and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayer  :  therefore  ye 
shall  receive  the  greater  damnation. 

15  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  com¬ 
pass  sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte,  and  when  he  is  made,  ye 
make  him  twofold  more  the  child  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

16  Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say,  Whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing  ;  but  whosoever  shall  swear  by 
the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor  !  17  Ye  fools  and  blind  :  for 


unto  them,  How  say  they 
that  Christ  is  David’s  son  ? 
42  And  David  himself  saith 
in  the  book  of  Psalms, 
The  Loi^d  said  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my 
right  hand,  43 1 i  1 1 1  make 
thine  enemies  thy  foot¬ 
stool.  44  David  therefore 
calleth  him  Lord,  how  is 
he  then  his  son  ? 


45  Then  in  the  audience  of 
all  the  people  he  said  unto 
his  disciples,  46  Beware  of 
the  scribes,  which  desire  to 
walk  in  long  robes,  and  love 
greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  the  highest  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  chief 
rooms  at  feasts ;  47  which 
devour  widows’  houses,  and 
for  a  shew  make  long  pray¬ 
ers  :  the  same  shall  receive 
greater  damnation. 


A.D.  30.  HYPOCRISY  AND  BLINDNESS  DENOUNCED. 


107 


St.  Matt.  xxii.  41—46.  &  xxm. 


whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold  ? 
18 And,  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing;  but  who¬ 
soever  sweareth  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty.  19  Ye  fools 
and  blind  :  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sancti¬ 
fieth  the  gift  ?  20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  sweareth 
by  it,  and  by  all  things  thereon.  21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the 
temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein.  22  And  he 
that  shall  swear  by  heaven,  sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by 
him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  pay  tithe 
of  mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have  omitted  the  weightier  matters 
of  the  law,  judgment,  mercy,  and  faith :  these  ought  ye  to  have  done, 
and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone.  24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain 
at  a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  make 
clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  within  they  are 
full  of  extortion  and  excess.  26  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first 
that  which  is  within  the  cup  and  platter,  that  the  outside  of  them 
may  be  clean  also. 

27 Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  are  like 
unto  whited  sepulchres,  which  indeed  appear  beautiful  outward,  but 
are  within  full  of  dead  men’s  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness.  28  Even 
so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous  unto  men,  but  within  ye  are 
full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

29  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  because  ye  build 
the  tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the  righteous, 
30  and  say,  If  we  had  been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  would  not 
have  been  partakers  Avith  them  in  the  blood  of  the  prophets.  31  Where¬ 
fore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  yourselves,  that  ye  are  the  children  of  them 
which  killed  the  prophets.  32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your 
fathers.  33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye  escape 
the  damnation  of  hell  ? 

34  Wherefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men,  and 
scribes  :  and  some  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify  ;  and  some  of 
them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute  them  from 
city  to  city  :  35  that  upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous  blood  shed 
upon  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of  righteous  Abel  unto  the  blood  of 
Zacharias  son  of  Barachias,  vvdiom  ye  slew  between  the  temple  and 
the  altar.  36  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon 
this  generation. 

37  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest  the  prophets,  and  ston- 
est  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how  often  would  I  have  gathered 
thy  children  together,  even  as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under 
her  wings,  and  ye  would  not  !  38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate.  39  For  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me  henceforth,  till 
ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 


(b)  The  Widow’s  Mite. 

St.  Mark  xii.  41—44.  St.  Luke  xxr.  1—4. 

41  And  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  trea-  And  he  looked  up,  and  saAv  the  rich 
sury,  and  beheld  how  the  people  cast  mo-  men  casting  their  gifts  into  the  treasury. 


108 


CHRIST  FOR  ETELLETI1  HIS  DEATH. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Mark  xii.  41 — 44. 


ney  into  the  treasury :  and  many  that  were 
rich  cast  in  much.  42  And  there  came  a 
certain  poor  widow,  and  she  threw  in  two 
mites,  which  make  a  farthing.  43  And  he 
called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That 
this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in,  than 
all  they  which  have  cast  into  the  treasury: 
44  for  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abund¬ 
ance  ;  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all 


St.  Luke  xxi.  1 — 4. 

* 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain  poor  widow 
casting  in  thither  two  mites.  3  And  he 
said,  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that  this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  in  more  than  they 
all :  4  for  all  these  have  of  their  abundance 
cast  in  unto  the  offerings  of  God  :  but  she 
of  her  penury  hath  cast  in  all  the  living 
that  she  had. 

that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 


111.  Greeks  desire  to  see  Jesus.  He  foretelleth  His 

death. 

St.  John  xii.  20 — 50. 


20  And  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  them  that  came  up  to  worship  at  the 
feast :  21  the  same  came  therefore  to  Philip,  which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and 
desired  him,  saying,  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus.  22  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  Andrew : 
and  again  Andrew  and  Philip  tell  Jesus.  23  And  Jesus  answered  them,  saying,  The 
hour  is  come,  that  the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified.  ^Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  Except  a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into  the  ground  and  die,  it  abideth  alone :  but 
if  it  die,  it  bringeth  forth  much  fruit.  25  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall  lose  it ;  and 
he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal.  26  If  any  man 

serve  me,  let  him  follow  me ;  and  where  I  am,  there  shall  also  my  servant  be :  if 

any  man  serve  me,  him  will  my  Father  honour.  27 Now  is  my  soul  troubled;  and 
what  shall  I  say?  Father,  save  me  from  this  hour:  but  for  this  cause  came  I  unto 
this  hour.  28  F ather,  glorify  thy  name.  Then  came  there  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying , 
I  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again.  29  The  people  therefore,  that  stood 
by,  and  heard  it,  said  that  it  thundered :  others  said,  An  angel  spake  to  him.  30  Jesus 
answered  and  said,  This  voice  came  not  because  of  me,  but  for  your  sakes.  31  Now 

is  the  judgment  of  this  world  :  now  shall  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast  out.  32  And 

I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  me.  33  This  he  said,  signi¬ 
fying  what  death  he  should  die.  34  The  people  answered  him,  We  have  heard  out 
of  the  law  that  Christ  abideth  for  ever :  and  how  sayest  thou,  The  Son  of  man 
must  be  lifted  up?  who  is  this  Son  of  man?  35 Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Yet  a 
little  while  is  the  light  with  you.  Walk  while  ye  have  the  light,  lest  darkness 
come  upon  you  :  for  he  that  walketh  in  darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 
36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in  the  light,  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  light. 
These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  departed,  and  did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  But  though  he  had  done  so  many  miracles  before  them,  yet  they  believed  not 

on  him :  38  that  the  saying  of  Esaias  the  prophet  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 

Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report?  and  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the 
Lord  been  revealed?  39 Therefore  they  could  not  believe,  because  that  Esaias 
said  again,  40 He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and  hardened  their  heart;  that 
they  should  not  see  with  their  eyes,  nor  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  be  converted,  and  I  should  heal  them.  41  These  things  said  Esaias,  when 
he  saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him.  42  Nevertheless  among  the  chief  rulers  also 

many  believed  on  him  ;  but  because  of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not  confess  him, 

lest  they  should  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue :  43  for  they  loved  the  praise  of  men 
more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  Jesus  cried  and  said,  He  that  believeth  on  me,  believetli  not  on  me,  but  on  him 
that  sent  me.  45  And  he  that  seeth  me  seeth  him  that  sent  me.  46 1  am  come  a  light 


A.D.  30.  DESTRUCTION  OF  TEE  TEMPLE  FORETOLD. 


109 


St.John  xii.  20 — 50. 


into  the  world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  me  should  not  abide  in  darkness. 
47  And  if  any  man  hear  my  words,  and  believe  not,  I  judge  him  not :  for  I  came 
not  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world.  48  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  receiv- 
eth  not  my  words,  hath  one  that  judgeth  him  :  the  word  that  I  have  spoken,  the 
same  shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day.  49  For  I  have  not  spoken  of  myself ;  but  the 
r  ather  which  sent  me,  he  gave  me  a  commandment,  what  I  should  say,  and  what 
I  should  speak.  o0  And  I  know  that  his  commandment  is  life  everlasting :  what¬ 
soever  I  speak  therefore,  even  as  the  Father  said  unto  me,  so  I  speak. 


112.  He  foretelletk  the  Destruction  of  the  Temple  and 

His  own  coming. 


St.  Matt.  xxiv. 


And  Jesus  went  out, 
and  departed  from  the  tem¬ 
ple  :  and  his  disciples  came 
to  him  for  to  shew  him  the 
buildings  of  the  temple. 
2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
.  See  ye  not  all  these  things  ? 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  There 
shall  not  be  left  here  one 
stone  upon  another,  that 
shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the  dis¬ 
ciples  came  unto  him  pri¬ 
vately,  saying,  Tell  us,  when 
shall  these  things  be  ?  and 
what  shall  be  the  sign  of 
thy  coming,  and  of  the  end 
of  the  world?  4 And  Je¬ 
sus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Take  heed  that  no 
man  deceive  you.  6  For 
many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ ; 
and  shall  deceive  many. 
6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  rumours  of  wars  :*  see 
that  ye  be  not  troubled  :  for 
all  these  things  must  come 
to  pass,  but  the  end  is  not 
yet.  7  For  nation  shall  rise 
against  nation,  and  king¬ 
dom  against  kingdom :  and 
there  shall  be  famines,  and 
pestilences,  and  earthquakes, 
in  divers  places.  8  All  these 
are  the  beginning  of  sor¬ 
rows. 

9  Then  shall  they  deliver 
you  up  to  be  afflicted,  and 


St.  Mark  xiii. 


And  as  he  went  out  of 
the  temple,  one  of  his  dis¬ 
ciples  saith  unto  him,  Mas¬ 
ter,  see  what  manner  of 
stones  and  what  buildings 
are  here!  2 And  Jesus  an¬ 
swering  said  unto  him,  Seest 
thou  these  great  buildings? 
there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that 
shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the 
mount  of  Olives  over  against 
the  temple,  Peter  and  James 
and  John  and  Andrew  ask¬ 
ed  him  privately,  4  Tell  us, 
when  shall  these  things  be  ? 
and  what  shall  be  the  sign 
when  all  these  things  shall 
be  fulfilled  ?  5  And  Jesus 
answering  them  began  to 
say,  Take  heed  lest  any 
man  deceive  you  :  6  for  many 
shall  come  in  my  name,  say¬ 
ing,  I  am  Christ;  and  shall 
deceive  many.  7  And  when 
ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
rumours  of  wars,  be  ye  not 
troubled :  for  such  things 
must  needs  be  ;  but  the  end 
shall  not  be  yet.  8  For  na¬ 
tion  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  king¬ 
dom  :  and  there  shall  be 
earthquakes  in  divers  places, 
and  there  shall  be  famines 
and  troubles :  these  are  the 
beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9  But  take  heed  to  your¬ 
selves  :  for  they  shall  de- 


St.  Luke  xxi.  5—38. 


5  And  as  some  spake  of 
the  temple,  how  it  was  a- 
dorned  with  goodly  stones 
and  gifts,  he  said,  6  As  for 
these  things  which  ye  be¬ 
hold,  the  days  will  come,  in 
the  which  there  shall  not 
be  left  one  stone  upon  an¬ 
other,  that  shall  not  be 
thrown  down. 

7  And  they  asked  him, 
saying,  Master,  but  when 
shall  these  things  be?  and 
what  sign  will  there  be 
when  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass?  8  And  he  said, 
Take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
deceived :  for  many  shall 
come  in  my  name,  saying, 
I  am  Christ ;  and  the  time 
draweth  near :  go  ye  not 
therefore  after  them.  9  But 
when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  commotions,  be  not  ter¬ 
rified:  for  these  things  must 
first  come  to  pass ;  but  the 
end  is  not  by  and  by.  10  Then 
said  he  unto  them,  Nation 
shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  king¬ 
dom  :  11  and  great  earth¬ 
quakes  shall  be  in  divers 
places,  and  famines,  and 
pestilences ;  and  fearful 
sights  and  great  signs  shall 
there  be  from  heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these,  they 
shall  lay  their  hands  on  you. 


no 


CALAMITIES  THAT  SHALL  HAPPEN. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxiv. 


shall  kill  you  :  and  ye  shall 
be  hated  of  all  nations  for 
my  name’s  sake.  10  And 
then  shall  many  be  offend¬ 
ed,  and  shall  betray  one 
another,  and  shall  hate  one 
another.  11  And  many  false 
prophets  shall  rise,  and  shall 
deceive  many.  12  And  be¬ 
cause  iniquity  shall  abound, 
the  love  of  many  shall  wax 
cold.  13  But  he  that  shall 
endure  unto  the  end,  the 
same  shall  be  saved.  14  And 
this  gospel  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  preached  in  all  the 
world  for  a  witness  unto  all 
nations  ;  and  then  shall  the 
end  come. 


15  When  ye  therefore  shall 
see  the  abomination  of  deso¬ 
lation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel 
the  prophet,  stand  in  the 
holy  place,  (whoso  readeth, 
let  him  understand :)  16  then 
let  them  which  be  in  Judsea 
flee  into  the  mountains : 
17  let  him  which  is  on  the 
housetop  not  come  down  to 
take  any  thing  out  of  his 
house  :  18  neither  let  him 
which  is  in  the  field  return 
back  to  take  his  clothes. 

19  And  woe  unto  them  that 
are  with  child,  and  to  them 
that  give  suck  in  those  days ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your 
flight  be  not  in  the  winter, 
neither  on  the  sabbath  day: 

21  for  then  shall  be  great  tri¬ 
bulation,  such  as  was  not 
since  the  beginning  of  the 
world  to  this  time,  no,  nor 
ever  shall  be. 


St.  Mark  xiii. 


liver  you  up  to  councils ; 
and  in  the  synagogues  ye 
shall  be  beaten  :  and  ye 
shall  be  brought  before  rul¬ 
ers  and  kings  for  my  sake, 
for  a  testimony  against 
them.  10 And  the  gospel  must 
first  be  published  among  all 
nations.  11  But  when  they 
shall  lead  you,  and  deliver 
you  up,  take  no  thought 
beforehand  what  ye  shall 
speak,  neither  do  ye  preme¬ 
ditate  :  but  whatsoever  shall 
be  given  you  in  that  hour, 
that  speak  ye  :  for  it  is  not 
ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy 
Ghost.  12  Now  the  brother 
shall  betray  the  brother  to 
death,  and  the  father  the 
son  ;  and  children  shall  rise 
up  against  their  parents, 
and  shall  cause  them  to  be 
put  to  death.  13  And  ye 
shall  be  hated  of  all  men 
for  my  name’s  sake  :  but 
lie  that  shall  endure  unto 
the  end,  the  same  shall  be 
saved. 

14  But  when  ye  shall  see 
the  abomination  of  desola¬ 
tion,  spoken  of  by  Daniel 
the  prophet,  standing  where 
it  ought  not,  (let  him  that 
readeth  understand,)  then 
let  them  that  be  in  Judaea 
flee  to  the  mountains :  15and 
let  him  that  is  on  the  house¬ 
top  not  go  down-  into  the 
house,  neither  enter  there¬ 
in,  to  take  any  thing  out 
of  his  house  :  16  and  let  him 
that  is  in  the  field  not  turn 
back  again  for  to  take  up 
his  garment.  17  But  woe  to 
them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck 
in  those  days  !  18  And  pray 
ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter.  19  For  in 
those  days  shall  be  afflic¬ 
tion,  such  as  was  not  from 
the  beginning  of  the  crea¬ 
tion  which  God  created  un¬ 
to  this  time,  neither  shall  be. 


St.  Luke  xxi.  5 — 38. 


and  persecute  you,  deliver¬ 
ing  you  up  to  the  syna¬ 
gogues,  and  into  prisons,  be¬ 
ing  brought  before  kings  and 
rulers  for  my  name’s  sake. 
13  And  it  shall  turn  to  you 
for  a  testimony.  14  Settle  it 
therefore  in  your  hearts,  not 
to  meditate  before  what  ye 
shall  answer :  15  for  I  will 
give  you  a  mouth  and  wis¬ 
dom,  which  all  your  adver¬ 
saries  shall  not  be  able  to 
gainsay  nor  resist. 


16  And 

ye  shall  be  betrayed  both 
by  parents,  and  brethren, 
and  kinsfolks,  and  friends ; 
and  some  of  you  shall  they 
cause  to  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of 
all  men  for  my  name’s  sake. 

18  But  there  shall  not  an 
hair  of  your  head  perish. 

19  In  your  patience  possess 
ye  your  souls. 

20  And  when  ye  shall 
see  Jerusalem  compassed 
with  armies,  then  know 
that  the  desolation  there¬ 
of  is  nigh.  21  Then  let 
them  which  are  in  Judaea 
flee  to  the  mountains ;  and 
let  them  which  are  in  the 
midst  of  it  depart  out ;  and 
let  not  them  that  are  in 
the  countries  enter  therein¬ 
to.  22  For  these  be  the  days 
of  vengeance,  that  all  things 
which  are  written  may  be 
fulfilled.  23  But  woe  unto 
them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck, 
in  those  days !  for  there 
shall  be  great  distress  in 
the  land,  and  wrath  upon 
this  people.  24  And  they 
shall  fall  by  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  shall  be  led 
away  captive  into  all  na¬ 
tions  :  and  Jerusalem  shall 
be  trodden  down  of  the 


A.D.  30. 


SIGNS  BEFORE  TEE  LAST  DAY. 


Ill 


St.  Matt.  xxiv. 


St.  Mark  xiii. 


St.  Luke  xxi.  5 — 38. 


22  And  except  those  days 
should  be  shortened,  there 
should  no  flesh  be  saved : 
but  for  the  elect’s  sake  those 
days  shall  be  shortened. 


20  And  except  that  the  Gentiles,  until  the  times  of 
Lord  had  shortened  those  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 


23  Then  if  any  man  shall 
say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is 


days,  no  flesh  should  be 
saved :  but  for  the  elect’s 
sake,  whom  he  hath  chosen, 
he  hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  And  then  if  any  man  shall  say  to  you, 

Lo,  here  is  Christ ;  or,  lo,  he  is  there  ;  believe 
Christ,  or  there  ;  believe  it  him  not :  22  for  false  Christs  and  false  pro- 
not.  24  F or  there  shall  arise  phets  shall  rise,  and  shall  shew  signs  and 
false  Christs,  and  false  pro-  wonders,  to  seduce,  if  it  were  possible,  even 
phets,  and  shall  shew  great  the  elect.  23  But  take  ye  heed  :  behold,  I 
signs  and  wonders  ;  in-  have  foretold  you  all  things, 
somuch  that,  if  it  were 

possible,  they  shall  deceive  the  very  elect.  25  Behold,  I  have  told  you 
before.  26  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say  unto  you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
desert ;  go  not  forth :  behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers  ;  believe 
it  not.  27  For  as  the  lightning  cometli  out  of  the  east,  and  shineth 
even  unto  the  west ;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  For  wheresoever  the  carcase  is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gathered 
together. 

23  Immediately  after  the  24  But  in  those  days,  after  25  And  there  shall  be  signs 
tribulation  of  those  days  that  tribulation,  the  sun  in  the  sun,  and  in  the  moon, 
shall  the  sun  be  darkened,  shall  be  darkened,  and  the  and  in  the  stars ;  and  up- 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  moon  shall  not  give  her  on  the  earth  distress  of  na- 
her  light,  and  the  stars  shall  light,  25  and  the  stars  of  tions,  with  perplexity ;  .  the 
fall  from  heaven,  and  the  heaven  shall  fall,  and  the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring ; 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  powers  that  are  in  heaven  26  men’s  hearts  failing  them 
be  shaken:  30 and  then  shall  shall  be  shaken.  26  And  for  fear,  and  for  looking 
appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  after  those  things  which  are 
of  man  in  heaven :  and  then  pf  man  coming  in  the  clouds  coming  on  the  earth  :  for 
shall  all  the  tribes  of  the  with  great  power  and  glo-  the  powers  of  Jieaven  shall 
earth  mourn,  and  they  shall  ry.  27  And  then  shall  he  be  shaken.  27  And  then 
see  the  Son  of  man  com-  send  his  angels,  and  shall  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
ing  in  the  clouds  of  heaven  gather  together  his  elect  man  coming  in  a  cloud  with 
with  power  and  great  glory,  from  the  four  winds,  from  power  and  great  glory. 
31  And  he  shall  send  his  an-  the  uttermost  part  of  the  28  And  when  these  things 
gels  with  a  great  sound  of  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  begin  to  come  to  pass,  then 
a  trumpet,  and  they  shall  of  heaven.  look  up,  and  lift  up  your 


gather  together  his  elect 
from  the  four  winds,  from 
one  end  of  heaven  to  the 
other. 

32  Now  learn  a  parable 


heads  ;  for  your  redemp¬ 
tion  draweth  nigh. 


29  And  he  spake  to  them 
28  Now  learn  a  parable  a  parable  ;  Behold  the  fig 
of  the  fig  tree;  When  his  of  the  fig  tree;  When  her  tree,  and  all  the  trees; 
branch  is  yet  tender,  and  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  30  when  they  now  shoot 
putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  forth,  ye  see  and  know  of 
know  that  summer  is  nigh  :  know  that  summer  is  near :  your  own  selves  that  sum- 
33  so  likewise  ye,  when  ye  29  so  ye  in  like  manner,  mer  is  now  nigh  at  hand, 
shall  see  all  these  things,  when  ye  shall  see  these  31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye 
know  that  it  is  near,  even  things  come  to  pass,  know  see  these  things  come  to 
at  the  doors.  34  Verily  I  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at  the  pass,  know  ye  that  the 
say  unto  you,  This  gene-  doors.  80  Verily  I  say  unto  kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at 
ration  shall  not  pass,  till  you,  that  this  generation  hand.  32  Verily  I  say  unto 
all  these  things  be  fulfilled,  shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  you,  This  generation  shall 


112 


EXHORTATION  TO  WATCHFULNESS. 


A.D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxiv. 


St.  Mark  xiii. 


St.  Luke  xxi.  5 — 38. 


35  Heaven  and  earth  shall 
pass  away,  but  my  words 
shall  not  pass  away. 


things  be  done.  31  Heaven 
and  earth  shall  pass  away : 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 


not  pass  away,  till  all  be 
fulfilled*  33  Heaven  and 
earth  shall  pass  away  :  but 
my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 


32  But  of  that  day  and 
that  hour  knoweth  no  man, 
no,  not  the  angels  which 
are  in  heaven,  neither  the 
Son,  but  the  Father. 


36  But  of  that  day  and 
hour  knoweth  no  man ,  no, 
not  the  angels  of  heaven, 
but  my  Father  only.  37  But 
as  the  days  of  Noe  were,  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man  be.  38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the  flood  they 
were  eating  and  drinking,  marrying  and  giving  in  marriage,  until 
the  day  that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark,  39  and  knew  not  until  the 
flood  came,  and  took  them  all  away  ;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man  be.  40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field  ;  the*  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  left.  41  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  at  the 
mill ;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

42  W atcli  therefore :  for  ye 
know  not  what  hour  your 


33  Take  ye  heed,  watch 
and  pray :  for  ye  know  not 
when  the  time  is.  34  For 
the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man 
taking  a  far  journey,  who 
left  his  house,  and  gave  au¬ 
thority  to  his  servants,  and 
to  every  man  his  work,  and 
commanded  the  porter  to 
watch.  35  Watch  ye  there¬ 
fore  :  for  ye  know  not  when 
the  master  of  the  house  com- 
eth,  at  even,  or  at  midnight, 
or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or  in 
the  morning :  36  lest  coming 
suddenly  he  find  you  sleep¬ 
ing.  37  And  what  I  say  unto 
you  I  say  unto  all,  Watch. 


Lord  doth  come.  43  But 
know  this,  that  if  the  good- 
man  of  the  house  had  known 
in  what  watch  the  thief 
would  come,  he  would  have 
watched,  and  would  not 
have  suffered  his  house  to 
be  broken  up.  ^Therefore 
be  ye  also  ready :  for  in 
such  an  hour  as  ye  think 
not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful 
and  wise  servant,  whom  his 
lord  hath  made  ruler  over 
his  household,  to  give  them 
meat  in  due  season?  46 Bless¬ 
ed  is  that  servant,  whom  his 
lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing.  47  Verily  I  say  -unto 
you,  That  he  shall  make  him  ruler  over  all  his  goods.  48  But  and 
if  that  evil  servant  shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  com¬ 
ing  ;  49  and  shall  begin  to  smite  his  fellowservants,  and  to  eat  and 
drink  with  the  drunken ;  50  the  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a 
day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware 
of,  51  and  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  him  his  portion  with 
the  hypocrites :  there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


' 34  And  take  heed  to  your¬ 
selves,  lest  at  any  time  your 
hearts  be  overcharged  with 
surfeiting,  and  drunkenness, 
and  cares  of  this  life,  and 
so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares.  35  For  as  a  snare 
shall  it  come  on  all  them 
that  dwell  on  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth.  36  Watch 
ye  therefore,  and  pray  al¬ 
ways,  that  ye  may  be  ac¬ 
counted  worthy  to  escape 
all  these  things  that  shall 
come  to  pass,  and  to  stand 
before  the  Son  of  man. 


St.  Luke  xxi.  37,  38. 


37  And  in  the  day  time  he  was  teaching  in  the  temple  ;  and  at  night  he  went 
out,  and  abode  in  the  mount  that  is  called  the  mount  of  Olives.  38  And  all  the 
people  came  early  in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  for  to  hear  him. 


A.  D.  30. 


PABABLES. 


113 


113.  PARABLES. 

(a)  The  Parable  of  the  ten  Virgins. 

St.  Matt.  xxv.  1 — 13. 


Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto  ten  virgins,  which  took  their 
lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom.  2  And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and 
five  were  foolish.  3  They  that  were  foolish  took  their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with 
them :  4  but  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their  lamps.  5  While  the  bride¬ 
groom  tarried,  they  all  slumbered  and  slept.  6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry 
made,  Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh ;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him.  7  Then  all  those 
virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise,  Give 
us  of  your  oil ;  for  our  lamps  are  gone  out.  9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Not 
so ;  lest  there  be  not  enough  for  us  and  you :  but  go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell, 
and  buy  for  yourselves.  10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came ;  and 
they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage :  and  the  door  was  shut. 
11  Afterward  came  also  the  other  virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  12  But  he 
answered  and  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not. 

13  Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know  neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of 
man  cometh. 


(b)  The  Parable  of  the  Talents. 

St.  Matt.  xxv.  14 — 30. 


J4For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a  man  travelling  into  a  far  country,  who 
called  his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods.  15  And  unto  one  he 
gave  five  talents,  to  another  two,  and  to  another  one ;  to  every  man  according  to 
his  several  ability ;  and  straightway  took  his  journey.  1(5  Then  he  that  had  received 
the  five  talents  went  and  traded  with  the  same,  and  made  them  other  five  talents. 
17  And  likewise  he  that  had  received  two,  he  also  gained  other  two.  18  But  he  that 
had  received  one  went  and  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord’s  money.  19  After 
a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants  cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them*  20  And  so 
he  that  had  received  five  talents  came  and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying,  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five  talents :  behold,  I  have  gained  beside  them  five  talents 
more.  21  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done,  thou  good  and  faithful  servant:  thou 
hast  been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many  things :  enter 
thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  22  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents  came  and 
said,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents :  behold,  I  have  gained  two  other 
talents  beside  them.  23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  ser¬ 
vant  ;  thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many 
things :  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one 
talent  came  and  said,  Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  an  hard  man,  reaping  where 
thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering  where  thou  hast  not  strawed :  25  and  I  was  afraid, 
and  went  and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth  :  lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine.  26  His 
lord  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou  knewest 
that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gather  where  1  have  not  strawed :  27  thou 
oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my  money  to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  com¬ 
ing  I  should  have  received  mine  own  with  usury.  28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents.  29  For  unto  every  one  that  hath 


114 


CONSPIRACY  A  GAINST  CHRIST . 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxv.  14—30. 


shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance :  hut  from  him  that  hath  not  shall  be 
taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath.  30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant  into 
outer  darkness :  there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

(St.  Luke  xix.  11—27.) 


114.  The  Description  of  the  last  Judgment. 

St.  Matt.  xxv.  31 — 46. 


31  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with 
him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his  glory :  32  and  before  him  shall  be 
gathered  all  nations :  and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as  a  shepherd 
divideth  his  sheep  from  the  goats :  33  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand, 
but  the  goats  on  the  left.  34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand, 
Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world  :  35  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  meat :  I  was 
thirsty,  and  ye  gave'  me  drink  :  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  :  36 naked, 
and  ye  clothed  me  :  I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me  :  I  was  in  prison,  and  ye 
came  unto  me.  37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  $  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink  ?  38  When 
saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ?  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee  ?  39  Or 
when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ?  40  And  the  King  shall 
answer  and  say  unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it 
unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me.  41  Then 
shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  ever¬ 
lasting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels  :  42  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and 
ye  gave  me  no  meat  :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  :  43 1  was  a  stranger, 
and  ye  took  me  not  in  :  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not  :  sick,  and  in  prison,  and 
ye  visited  me  not.  44  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and 
did  not  minister  unto  thee  ?  45  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to 
me.  46  And  these  shall  go  away  into  everlasting  punishment :  but  the  righteous 
into  life  eternal. 


115.  The  Rulers  conspire  against  Christ.  Judas 
covenanteth  to  betray  Him. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi.  1—5. 
14—16. 


And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  Jesus  had  finished  all 
these  sayings,  he  said  un¬ 
to  his  disciples,  2  Ye  know 
that  after  two  days  is  the 


St.  Mark  xiv.  1,  2. 

10,  11. 


After  two  days  was 
the  feast  of  the  passover, 
and  of  unleavened  bread  : 
and  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  sought  how  they 


St.  Luke  xxii.  1 — 6. 


Now  the  feast  of  un¬ 
leavened  bread  drew  nigh, 
which  is  called  the  Pass- 
over.  2And  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  sought  how  they 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  PASSOVER  PREPARED. 


115 


St.  Matt.  xxvi.  1- 
14—16. 


-5. 


St.  Mark  xiv.  1,  2. 

10,  11. 


St.  Luke  xxii.  1—6. 


2  But  thej7  said,  Not  on  the 
feast  day,  lest  there  be  an 
uproar  of  the  people. 


to  be  crucified.  3  Then  as¬ 
sembled  together  the  chief 
priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders  of  the  people, 
unto  the  palace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was  called 
Caiaphas,  4and  consulted  that  they  might  take 
Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  him.  5  But  they  said, 
Not  on  the  feast  day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar 
among  the  people. 

14  Then  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  Judas  Iscariot,  went 
unto  the  chief  priests,  15  and 
said  unto  them,  What  will 
ye  give  me,  and  I  will  de¬ 
liver  him  unto  you?  And 
they  covenanted  with  him 
for  thirty  pieces  of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he 
sought  opportunity  to  be¬ 
tray  him. 


feast  of  the  passover,  and  might  take  him  by  craft, 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  and  put  him  to  death. 


might  kill  him  ;  for  they 
feared  the  people. 


10 And  Judas  Iscariot,  one 
of  the  twelve,  went  unto 
the  chief  priests,  to  betray 
him  unto  them.  11  And  when 
they  heard  it,  they  were 
glad,  and  promised  to  give 
him  money.  And  he  sought 
how  he  might  conveniently 
betray  him. 


3  Then  entered  Satan  into 
Judas  surnamed  Iscariot, 
being  of  the  number  of  the 
twelve.  4  And  he  went  his 
way,  and  communed  with 
the  chief  priests  and  cap¬ 
tains,  how  he  might  betray 
him  unto  them.  5  And  they 
were  glad,  and  covenanted 
to  give  him  money.  6  And 


he  promised,  and  sought  opportunity  to  betray 
him  unto  them  in  the  absence  of  the  multitude. 


118.  (a)  Christ  eateth  the  Passover. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
17—19. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
12—16. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
7—13. 


St.  John  xiii. 

1. 


17  Now  the  first 
day  of  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread 
the  disciples  came 
to  Jesus,  saying  un¬ 
to  him,  Where  wilt 
thou  that  we  pre¬ 
pare  for  thee  to  eat 
the  passover?  18And 
he  said,  Go  into  the 
city  to  such  a  man, 
and  say  unto  him, 
The  Master  saith, 
My  time  is  at  hand; 
I  will  keep  the  pass- 
over  at  thy  house 
with  my  disciples. 
19  And  the  disciples 
did  as  Jesus  had 
appointed  them ;  and 
they  made  ready  the 
passover. 


12  And  the  first 
day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  they 
killed  the  passover, 
his  disciples  said  un¬ 
to  him,  Where  wilt 
thou  that  we  go  and 
prepare  that  thou 
mayest  eat  the  pass- 
over?  13And  he  send- 
eth  forth  two  of  his 
disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Go  ye 
into  the  city,  and 
there  shall  meet  you 
a  man  bearing  a 
pitcher  of  water : 
follow  him.  14  And 
wheresoever  he  shall 
go  in,  say  ye  to  the 
goodman  of  the 
house,  The  Mas¬ 
ter  saith,  Where  is 


7  Then  came  the 
day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  the 
passover  must  be 
killed.  8  And  he  sent 
Peter  and  John, 
saying,  Go  and  pre¬ 
pare  us  the  pass- 
over,  that  we  may 
eat.  9And  they  said 
unto  him,  Where 
wilt  thou  that  we 
prepare  ?  10  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Behold,  when  ye 
are  entered  into  the  city,  there  shall 
a  man  meet  you,  bearing  a  pitcher 
of  water  ;  follow  him  into  the  house 
where  he  entereth  in.  11  And  ye 
shall  say  unto  the  goodman  of  the 
house,  The  Master  saith  unto  thee, 
Where  is  the  guestchamber,  where 
I  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my 
disciples  ?  12  And  he  shall  shew 
II  2 


Now  before  the 
feast  of  the  pass- 
over,  when  Jesus 
knew  that  his  hour 
was  come  that  he 
should  depart  out  of 
this  world  unto  the 
Father,  having  lov¬ 
ed  his  own  which 
were  in  the  world, 
he  loved  them  unto 
the  end. 


116 


EXHORTATION  TO  HUMILITY. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
12—16. 


the  guestchamber,  where  I  shall  eat 
the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

15  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished  and  prepar¬ 
ed  :  there  make  ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth,  and 
came  into  the  city,  and  found  as  1 
made  ready  the  passover. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
7—13. 


you  a  large  upper  room  furnished  : 
there  make  ready.  13  And  they 
went,  and  found  as  he  had  said 
unto  them:  and  they  made  ready 
the  passover. 

had  said  unto  them  :  and  they 


St.  Matt.  xxvi.  20. 


20  Now  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  sat  down 
with  the  twelve. 


St.  Mark  xiv.  17- 

17  And  in  the  evening  he 
cometh  with  the  twelve. 

St.  Luke  xxii.  24 — 30. 


St.  Luke  xxii.  14. 


14  And  when  the  hour 
was  come,  he  sat  down, 
and  the  twelve  apostles 
with  him. 


24  And  there  was  also  a  strife  among  them,  which  of  them  should  be  accounted 
the  greatest.  25  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  lordship 
over  them  ;  and  they  that  exercise  authority  upon  them  are  called  benefactors. 
26  But  ye  shall  not  be  so  :  but  he  that  is  greatest  among  you,  let  him  be  as  the 
younger;  and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve.  27 For  whether  is  greater,  he 
that  sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth  ?  is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat  ?  but  I  am 
among  you  as  he  that  serveth.  28  Ye  are  they  which  have  continued  with  me  in  my 
temptations.  29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom,  as  my  Father  hath  appointed 
unto  me ;  30  that  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my  table  in  my  kingdom,  and  sit  on 
thrones  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

St.  John  xiii.  2 — 20. 


2  And  supper  being  ended,  the  devil  having  now  put  into  the  heart  of  Judas 
Iscariot,  Simon’s  son,  to  betray  him  ;  3  Jesus  knowing  that  the  Father  had  given 
all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he  was  come  from  God,  and  went  to  God  ; 
4  be-  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside  his  garments  ;  and  took  a  towel,  and  girded 
himself.  5After  that  he  poureth  water  into  a  bason,  and  began  to  wash  the  disciples’ 
feet,  and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded.  6  Then  cometh  he 
to  Simon  Peter:  and  Peter  saitli  unto  him,  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet?  7  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  What  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now  ;  but  thou  shalt 
know  hereafter.  8  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus 
answered  him,  If  I  wash  thee  not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me.  9  Simon  Peter 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and  my  head.  10  Jesus 
saith  to  him,  He  that  is  washed  needeth  not  save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean 
every  whit :  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all.  11  For  he  knew  who  should  betray  him  ; 
therefore  said  he,  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments,  and  was  set 
down  again,  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye  what  I  have  done  to  you?  13 Ye  call 
me  Master  and  Lord  :  and  ye  say  well  ;  for  so  I  am.  14  If  I  then,  your  Lord 
and  Master,  have  washed  your  feet  ;  ye  also  ought  to  wash  one  another’s  feet. 
^For  I  have  given  you  an  example,  that  ye  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you.  16  Ve¬ 
rily?  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord  ;  neither  he  that 
is  sent  greater  than  he  that  sent  him.  17  If  ye  know  these  things,  happy  are  ye  if 
ye  do  them.  18 1  speak  not  of  you  all :  I  know  whom  I  have  chosen  :  but  that  the 
scripture  may  be  fulfilled,  He  that  eateth  bread  with  me  hath  lifted  up  his  heel 
against  me.  19  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may 
believe  that  I  am  he.  20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  receiveth  whomso¬ 
ever  I  send  receiveth  me  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  BETRAYAL  FORETOLD. 


117 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
21—25. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
18—21. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
21—23. 


St.  John  xiii. 
21—38. 


21  And  as  they 
did  eat,  he  said, 
Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  that  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 
22And  they  were  ex¬ 
ceeding  sorrowful, 
and  began  every  one 
of  them  to  say  unto 
him,  Lord,  is  it  I  ? 
23  And  he  answered 
and  said,  He  that 
dippeth  his  hand 
with  me  in  the  dish, 
the  same  shall  be¬ 
tray  me.  24  The  Son 
of  man  goeth  as  it 
is  written  of  him  : 
but  woe  unto  that 
man  by  whom  the 
Son  of  man  is  be¬ 
trayed  !  it  had  been 
good  for  that  man 
if  he  had  not  been 
born.  25  Then  Ju- 


18  And  as  they 
sat  and  did  eat,  Je¬ 
sus  said,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  One 
of  you  which  eat- 
eth  with  me  shall 
betray  me.  19  And 
they  began  to  be 
sorrowful,  and  to 
say  unto  him  one  by 
one,  Is  it  I  ?  and 
another  said,  Is  it 
I  ?  20  And  he  an¬ 
swered  and  said  un¬ 
to  them,  It  is  one  of 
the  twelve,  that  dip¬ 
peth  with  me  in  the 
dish.  21  The  Son  of 
man  indeed  goeth, 
as  it  is  written  of 
him  :  but  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom 
the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed!  good  were 
it  for  that  man  if  he 
had  never  been  born. 


21  But,  behold, 
the  hand  of  him  that 
betrayeth  me  is  with 
me  on  the  table. 
22  And  truly  the  Son 
of  man  goeth,  as  it 
was  determined:  but 
woe  unto  that  man 
by  whom  he  is  be¬ 
trayed!  23  And  they 
began  to  enquire 
among  themselves, 
which  of  them  it 
was  that  should  do 
this  thing. 


das,  which  betrayed 
him,  answered  and 
said,  Master,  is  it  I  ?  He  said  unto 
him,  Thou  hast  said. 


21  When  Jesus 
had  thus  said,  he 
was  troubled  in  spi¬ 
rit,  and  testified,  and 
said,  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  that 
one  of  you  shall  be¬ 
tray  me.  22  Then  the 
disciples  looked  one 
on  another,  doubting 
of  whom  he  spake. 
23  Now  there  was 
leaning  on  Jesus’ 
bosom  one  of  his 
disciples,  whom  Je¬ 
sus  loved.  24  Simon 
Peter  therefore  beckoned  to  him, 
that  he  should  ask  who  it  should 
be  of  whom  he  spake.  25  He  then 
lying  on  Jesus’  breast  saith  unto 
him,  Lord,  who  is  it  ?  26  Jesus  an¬ 
swered,  He  it  is,  to  whom  I  shall 
give  a  sop,  when  I  have  dipped  it. 
And  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop, 
he  gave  it  to  Judas  Iscariot,  the 
son  of  Simon.  27  And  after  the  sop 
Satan  entered  into  him.  Then  said 


Jesus  unto  him,  That  thou  doest, 
do  quickly.  28  Now  no  man  at  the 
table  knew  for  what  intent  he  spake 
this  unto  him.  29  For  some  of  them  thought,  because  Judas  had  the 
bag,  that  Jesus  had  said  unto  him,  Buy  those  things  that  we  have 
need  of  against  the  feast ;  or,  that  he  should  give  something  to  the 
poor.  30  He  then  having  received  the  sop  went  immediately  out :  and 
it  was  night. 

31  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  said,  Now  is  the  Son  of 
man  glorified,  and  God  is  glorified  in  him.  32  If  God  be  glorified  in 
him,  God  shall  also  glorify  him  in  himself,  and  shall  straightway 
glorify  him.  33  Little  children,  yet  a  little  while  I  am  with  you.  Ye 
shall  seek  me  :  and  as  I  said  unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  can¬ 
not  come  ;  so  now  I  say  to  you.  34  A  new  commandment  I  give  unto 
you,  That  ye  love  one  another  ;  as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye  also 
love  one  another.  35  By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my  dis¬ 
ciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to  another. 

36 Simon  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord,  whither  goest  thou?  Jesus 
answered  him,  Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow  me  now ;  but 
thou  shalt  follow  me  afterwards.  37 Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord,  why 
cannot  I  follow  thee  now  ?  I  will  lay  down  my  life  for  thy  sake. 
38 Jesus  answered  him,  Wilt  thou  lay  down  thy  life  for  my  sake? 
Verily,  verily^;  I  say  unto  thee,  The  cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast 
denied  me  thrice. 


118 


THE  INSTITUTION  OF  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.  A.  D.  30. 


(b)  Jesus  instituteth  His  Holy  Supper. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
26—29. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
22—25. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
19,  20,  15—18. 


26  And  as  they  were  eat¬ 
ing,  Jesus  took  bread,  and 
blessed  it,  and  brake  it,  and 
gave  it  to  the  disciples,  and 
said,  Take,  eat ;  this  is  ray 
body.  27  And  he  took  the 
cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and 
gave  it  to  them,  saying, 
Drink  ye  all  of  it ;  28  for 
this  is  my  blood  of  the  new 
testament,  which  is  shed  for 
many  for  the  remission  of 
sins.  29  But  I  say  unto  you, 
I  will  not  drink  henceforth 
of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  un- 


22  And  as  they  did  eat, 
Jesus  took  bread,  and  bless¬ 
ed,  and  brake  it,  and  gave 
to  them,  and  said,  Take, 
eat :  this  is  my  body.  23 And 
he  took  the  cup,  and  when 
he  had  given  thanks,  he 
gave  it  to  them :  and  they 
all  drank  of  it.  24  And  he 
said  unto  them,  This  is  my 
blood  of  the  new  testament, 
which  is  shed  for  many. 
25  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I 
will  drink  no  more  of  the 
fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that 


til  that  day  when  I  drink 
it  new  with  you  in  my  Fa-  the  kingdom  of  God 
ther’s  kingdom. 


19  And  he  took  bread, 
and  gave  thanks,  and  brake 
it,  and  gave  unto  them,  say¬ 
ing,  This  is  my  body  which 
is  given  for  you  :  this  do 
in  remembrance  of  me. 
20  Likewise  also  the  cup 
after  supper,  saying,  This 
cup  is  the  new  testament 
in  my  blood,  which  is  shed 
for  you. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them, 
With  desire  I  have  desired 
to  eat  this  passover  with 
you  before  I  sulfer  :  16  for 
I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 


day  that  I  drink  it  new  in 

any  more  eat  thereof,  until 
it  be  fulfilled  in  the  king¬ 
dom  of  God.  17 And  he  took 
the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  said,  Take  this,  and  divide  it  among 
yourselves  :  18  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vine,  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 


117.  The  last  Discourses  of  Christ. 

(a)  The  Hope  of  Heaven.  The  Way,  the  Truth,  and  the  Life. 

St.John  xiv.  1 — 14. 


Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled :  ye  believe  in  God,  believe  also  in  me.  2  In 
my  Father’s  house  are  many  mansions  :  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told  you. 
I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you.  3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I 
will  come  again,  and  receive  you  unto  myself ;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be 
also.  4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the  way  ye  know.  5  Thomas  saith  unto 
him,  Lord,  we  know  not  whither  thou  goest  ;  and  how  can  we  know  the  way? 
6 Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life:  no  man  cometh 
unto  the  Father,  but  by  me.  7  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should  have  known  my 
Father  also  :  and  from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and  have  seen  him.  8  Philip  saith 
unto  him,  Lord,  shew  us  the  Father,  and  it  sufficeth  us.  9  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Have  I  been  so  long  time  with  you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not  known  me,  Philip  ?  he 
that  hath  seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father  ;  and  how  sayest  thou  then,  Shew  us  the 
Father?  10Believest  thou  not  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me?  the 
words  that  I  speak  unto  you  I  speak  not  of  myself :  but  the  Father  that  dwelleth 
in  me,  he  doeth  the  works.  11  Believe  me  that  I  am,  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father 
in  me:  or  else  believe  me  for  the  very  works’  sake.  12 Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  He  that  believeth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also  ;  and  greater 
works  than  these  shall  he  do;  because  I  go  unto  my  Father.  13 And  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the 
Son.  14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name,  I  will  do  it. 


A.  D.  30. 


PABABLE  OF  THE  VINE. 


119 


(b)  The  Promise  of  the  Comforter. 

St.  John  xiv.  15—31. 


35  If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments.  16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and 
he  shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that  he  may  abide  with  you  for  ever  ;  17  even 
the  Spirit  of  truth  ;  whom  the  world  cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth  him  not,  nei¬ 
ther  knoweth  him  :  but  ye  know  him  ;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and  shall  be  in 

you.  18  I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless  :  I  will  come  to  you.  19  Yet  a  little  while, 

and  the  world  seeth  me  no  more  ;  but  ye  see  me  :  because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 

21  He  that  hath  my  commandments,  and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  :  and 

he  that  loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  mani¬ 
fest  myself  to  him.  22  Judas  saith  unto  him,  not  Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou 
wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world?  23 Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep  my  words  :  and  my  Father  will 

love  him,  and  we  will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  24  He  that 

loveth  me  not  keepeth  not  my  sayings  :  and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine, 
but  the  Father’s  which  sent  me. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  being  yet  present  with  you.  26  But  the 
Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my  name,  he 
shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance,  whatsoever 
I  have  said  unto  you.  27  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace  I  give  unto  you  :  not 
as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither  let 
it  be  afraid.  28  Y e  have  heard  how  I  said  unto  you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again 
unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I  said,  I  go  unto  the  Father: 
for  my  Father  is  greater  than  I.  29  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe.  30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk 
much  with  you  :  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  in  me. 
31  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Father;  and  as  the  Father  gave 
me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.  Arise.,  let  us  go  hence. 


(c)  The  Parable  of  the  Vine  and  the  Branches. 

St.  John  xv.  1 — 10. 


I  am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husbandman.  2  Every  branch  in  me 
that  beareth  not  fruit  he  taketh  away :  and  every  branch  that  beareth  fruit,  he 
purgeth  it,  that  it  may  bring  forth  more  fruit.  3  Now  ye  are  clean  through  the 
word  which  I  have  spoken  unto  you.  4  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the  branch 
cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine ;  no  more  can  ye,  except 
ye  abide  in  me.  5 1  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches  :  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit :  for  without  me  ye  can  do 
nothing.  6  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered ; 
and  men  gather  them,  and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and  they  are  burned.  7  If  ye 
abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you,  ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it  shall 
be  done  unto  you.  8  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit ;  so 
shall  ye  be  my  disciples.  9 As  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  so  have  I  loved  you: 
continue  ye  in  my  love.  10  If  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye  shall  abide  in  my 
love  ;  even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father’s  commandments,  and  abide  in  his  love. 


120 


TEE  HOLY  GHOST  PEOMISED. 


A.  D.  30. 


(d)  Christ’s  Commandment. 

St.  John  xv.  11 — 1 J. 


11  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  my  joy  might  remain  in  von 
and  that  your  joy  might  be  full  12  This  is  my  commandment?  That  ye  love  ^ne’ 
another,  as  I  have  loved  you.  13  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a  man 
lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends.  14  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatsoever  I  eom- 
mand  you.  Henceforth  I  call  you  not  servants;  for  the  servant  knoweth  not 
£  hS  lord  doeth:  but  I  have  called  you  friends;  for  all  things  thaT  I  have 
heard  of  my  Father  I  have  made  known  unto  you.  i«  Ye  have  not  chosen  me 
/?ia,ve  chosen  you,  and  ordained  you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring  forth  fruit’ 
and  that  your  fruit  should  remain:  that  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father 

on e'a'n other?’  ^  glVe  11  y°U'  17TheSe  things  1  COmmand  that  ye  love 

(e)  Comfort  under  the  Hatred  and  Persecution  of  the 

World. 

St.  John  xv.  18—27. 


p  z  ioerdfmHrth^  153 

li  /{V“rX8’T“T"  ^  ^c-e1hey 

Thevh ft  A  PaSS'  -nat  tlG  WOrd  raigh5  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their  law 

(/)  The  Promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

St.  John  xvi.  1—11. 


shallTnuEtS  vn^nS  1  SP°ken  Unt°  you>  that  ye  should  not  be  offended.  2  They 

you  will  think  that  he  doOToTee/viei  ?  Ani  the”'^^ ^5°^ 
you,  because  they  have  not  known  the  Father,  nor  me  d“  J™ 

hem  ffl  thT6  ‘‘T  Shal‘  COme’  ^member  that  I  o  d®™"? 

yon  4utdnow  I  t^my  way  to  htaBmTs  "‘t the  l”®’  T*  I  ™  with 

Sefy  oufheartthOU  ?  ^  beCaUSe  1  haVe  Sa“  ^ 

rlrHF 

judgment,  because  the  prince  of  this  world  is  judged!’  “  **  388  “e  n°  m°re  :  ”of 


A.  D.  30.  CHRIST  SPEAKETH  OF  HIS  RESURRECTION. 


121 


(g)  Christ  speaketh  of  His  Resurrection. 

St.  John  xvi.  12 — 24. 


12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto  you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now. 
13  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth  : 
for  he  shall  not  speak  of  himself  ;  but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he  speak : 
and  he  will  shew  you  things  to  come.  14  He  shall  glorify  me  :  for  he  shall  receive 
of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you.  15 All  things  that  the  Father  hath  are  mine: 
therefore  said  I,  that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

16  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me :  and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall 
see  me,  because  I  go  to  the  Father.  17  Then  said  some  of  his  disciples  among  them¬ 
selves,  What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me  :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the  Father  ? 
18  They  said  therefore,  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while  ?  we  cannot  tell 
what  he  saith.  19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  said 
unto  them,  Do  ye  enquire  among  yourselves  of  that  I  said,  A  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  not  see  me  :  and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me?  "Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  That  ye  shall  weep  and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice  :  and 
ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy.  21 A  woman  when 
she  is  in  travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour  is  come  :  but  as  soon  as  she  is  de¬ 
livered  of  the  child,  she  remembereth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy  that  a  man  is 
born  into  the  world.  22  And  ye  now  therefore  have  sorrow  :  but  I  will  see  you 
again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 

"And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will  give  it  you.  "Hitherto 
have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name  :  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may 
be  full. 


(h)  The  Confession  of  the  Disciples.  Their  Flight  foretold. 

St.  John  xvi.  25 — 33. 


25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs :  but  the  time  cometh, 
when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs,  but  I  shall  shew  you  plainly 
of  the  Father.  26  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  :  and  I  say  not  unto  you, 
that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you  :  "for  the  Father  himself  loveth  you,  because 
ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that  I  came  out  from  God.  28 1  came  forth 
from  the  Father,  and  am  come  into  the  world  :  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and  go 
to  the  Father.  "His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and 
speakest  no  proverb.  "Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest  all  things,  and  needest 
not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  :  by  this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth  from 
God.  31  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye  now  believe?  "Behold,  the  hour  cometh, 
yea,  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave 
me  alone  :  and  yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me.  "These  things 
I  have  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  shall 
have  tribulation :  but  be  of  good  cheer ;  I  have  overcome  the  world. 


122 


CHRIST’S  PRAYER . 


A.  D.  30. 


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(i)  Christ’s  Prayer. 

St.John  xvii.  1 — 26. 


These  words  spake  Jesus,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  said,  Father, 
the  hour  is  come  ;  glorify  thy  Son,  that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  thee  :  2  as  thou 
hast  given  him  power  over  all  flesh,  that  he  should  give  eternal  life  to  as  many  as 
thou  hast  given  him.  3  And  this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might  know  thee  the 
only  true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ,  whom  thou  hast  sent.  4 1  have  glorified  thee 
on  the  earth  :  I  have  finished  the  work  which  thou  gavest  me  to  do.  5  And  now, 
O  Father,  glorify  thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with  the  glory  which  1  had  with 
thee  before  the  world  was. 

6 1  have  manifested  thy  name  unto  the  men  which  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world : 
thine  they  were,  and  thou  gavest  them  me ;  and  they  have  kept  thy  word.  7  Now 
they  have  known  that  all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given  me  are  of  thee.  8  For 
I  have  given  unto  them  the  words  which  thou  gavest  me  ;  and  they  have  received 
them ,  and  have  known  surely  that  I  came  out  from  thee,  and  they  have  believed 
that  thou  didst  send  me.  9 1  pray  for  them  :  I  pray  not  for  the  world,  but  for 
them  which  thou  hast  given  me  ;  for  they  are  thine.  10  And  all  mine  are  thine, 
and  thine  are  mine  ;  and  I  am  glorified  in  them.  11  And  now  I  am  no  more  in 
the  world,  but  these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father,  keep 
through  thine  own  name  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me,  that  they  may  be  one, 
as  we  are.  12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the  world,  I  kept  them  in  thy  name  : 
those  that  thou  gavest  me  I  have  kept,  and  none  of  them  is  lost,  but  the  son  of 
perdition  ;  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled.  13  And  now  come  I  to  thee  ;  and 
these  things  I  speak  in  the  world,  that  they  might  have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  them¬ 
selves. 

14 1  have  given  them  thy  word  ;  and  the  world  hath  hated  them,  because  they 
are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  15 1  pray'not  that  thou  should- 
est  take  them  out  of  the  world,  but  that  thou  sliouldest  keep  them  from  the  evil. 
16  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  17  Sanctify  them 
through  thy  truth  :  thy  word  is  truth.  18  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world, 
even  so  have  I  also  sent  them  into  the  world.  19  And  for  their  sakes  I  sanctify 
myself,  that  they  also  might  be  sanctified  through  the  truth. 

20  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone,  but  for  them  also  which  shall  believe  on  me 
through  their  word  ;  21  that  they  all  may  be  one  ;  as  thou,  Father,  art  in  me,  and 
I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in  us  :  that  the  world  may  believe  that  thou 
hast  sent  me.  22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gavest  me  I  have  given  them  ;  that 
they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one  :  28 1  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they  may 
be  made  perfect  in  one  ;  and  that  the  world  may  know  that  thou  hast  sent  me, 
and  hast  loved  them,  as  thou  hast  loved  me. 

24  Father,  I  will  that  they  also,  whom  thou  hast  given  me,  be  with  me  where  I 
am ;  that  they  may  behold  my  glory,  which  thou  hast  given  me  :  for  thou  lovedst 
me  before  the  foundation  of  the  world.  25  O  righteous  Father,  the  world  hath  not 
known  thee  :  but  I  have  known  thee,  and  these  have  known  that  thou  hast  sent 
me.  26  And  I  have  declared  unto  them  thy  name,  and  will  declare  it :  that  the  love 
wherewith  thou  hast  loved  me  may  be  in  them,  and  I  in  them. 


A.  D.  30. 


PETER  FOREWARNED  OF  HIS  DENIAL. 


123 


118.  Jesus  forewarneth  Peter  of  his  Denial. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
30—36. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
26—32. 


St.  Luke  xxii.  St.  John  xviii. 
39,  31—38,  40.  1,  2. 


30  And  when  they 
had  sung  an  hymn, 
they  went  out  into 
the  mount  of  Olives. 


31  Then  saith  Jesus 
unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  be¬ 
cause  of  me  this 
night :  for  it  is  writ¬ 
ten,  I  will  smite 
the  shepherd,  and 
the  sheep  of  the 
flock  shall  be 
scattered  abroad. 
32  But  after  I  am 
risen  again,  I  will 
go  before  you  into 
Galilee.  33  Peter  an¬ 
swered  and  said  un¬ 
to  him,  Though  all 
men  shall  be  offend¬ 
ed  because  of  thee, 
yet  will  I  never  be 
offended.  34  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Ve¬ 
rily  I  say  unto  thee, 
That  this  night,  be¬ 
fore  the  cock  crow, 
thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice.  35  Peter  said 
unto  him,  Though  I 
should  die  with  thee, 
yet  will  I  not  deny 
thee.  Likewise  also 
said  all  the  disci¬ 
ples. 

36  Then  cometh  Je¬ 
sus  with  them  un¬ 
to  a  place  called 
Gethsemane,  and 
saith  unto  the  dis¬ 
ciples,  Sit  ye  here, 
while  I  go  and  pray 


26  And  when  they 
had  sung  an  hymn, 
they  went  out  into 
the  mount  of  Olives. 


27  And  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  be¬ 
cause  of  me  this 
night :  for  it  is  writ¬ 
ten,  I  will  smite 
the  shepherd, and 
the  she  ep  shall  be 
scattered.  28  But 
after  that  I  am  risen, 
I  will  go  before  you 
into  Galilee.  29  But 
Peter  said  unto  him, 
Although  all  shall 
be  offended,  yet  will 
not  I.  30  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  Ve¬ 
rily  I  say  unto  thee, 
That  this  day,  even 
in  this  night,  before 
the  cock  crow  twice, 
thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice.  31  But  he 
spake  the  more  ve¬ 
hemently,  If  I  should 
die  with  thee,  I  will 
not  deny  thee  in  any 
wise.  Likewise  also 
said  they  all. 


32  And  they  came 
to  a  place  which 
was  named  Gethse¬ 
mane  :  and  he  saith 
to  his  disciples,  Sit 
ye  here,  while  I 
shall  pray. 


When  Jesus  had 
spoken  these  words, 
he  went  forth  with 
his  disciples  over  the 
brook  Cedron,  where 
was  a  garden,  into 
the  which  he  enter¬ 
ed,  and  his  disciples.  2  And  Judas 
also,  which  betrayed  him,  knew 
the  place:  for  Jesus  ofttimes  re¬ 
sorted  thither  with 
his  disciples. 


39  And  he  came 
out,  and  went,  as  he 
was  wont,  to  the 
mount  of  Olives  ; 
and  his  disciples  al¬ 
so  followed  him. 


31  And  the  Lord 
said,  Simon,  Simon, 
behold,  Satan  hath 
desired  to  have  you, 
that  he  may  sift  you 
as  wheat :  32  but  I 
have  prayed  for  thee, 
that  thy  faith  fail  not :  and  when 
thou  art  converted,  strengthen  thy 
brethren.  33  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  I  am  ready  to  go  with  thee, 
both  into  prison,  and  to  death. 
34  And  he  said,  I  tell  thee,  Peter, 
the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day, 
before  that  thou  shalt  thrice  deny 
that  thou  knowest  me. 

35  And  he  said  unto  them,  When 
I  sent  you  without  purse,  and  scrip, 
and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing  ? 
And  they  said,  Nothing.  36  Then 
said  he  unto  them,  But  now,  he  that 
hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it,  and 
likewise  his  scrip  :  and  he  that  hath 
no  sword,  let  him  sell  his  garment, 
and  buy  one.  37  For  I  say  unto  you, 
that  this  that  is  written  must  yet 
be  accomplished  in  me,  And  he 
was  reckoned  among  the  trans¬ 
gressors  :  for  the  things  concern¬ 
ing  me  have  an  end.  38  And  they 
said,  Lord,  behold,  here  are  two 
swords.  And  he  said  unto  them,  It 
is  enough. 

40  And  when  he 
was  at  the  place, 
he  said  unto  them, 

Pray  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation. 


124 


GETITSEMANE. 


A.D.  30. 


119.  Gethsemane. 


St.  Matt.  xxyi. 
37—46. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
33—42. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
41—46. 


37  And  he  took  with  him 
Peter  and  the  two  sons  of 
Zebedee,  and  began  to  be 
sorrowful  and  very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them, 

My  soul  is  exceeding  sor¬ 
rowful,  even  unto  death  : 
tarry  ye  here,  and  watch 
with  me.  39  And  he  went 
a  little  farther,  and  fell  on 
his  face,  and  prayed,  say¬ 
ing,  O  my  Father,  if  it^be 
possible,  let  this  cup  pass 
from  me  :  nevertheless  not 
as  I  will,  but  as  thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the 
disciples,  and  findeth  them 
asleep,  and  saith  unto  Peter, 

What,  could  ye  not  watch 
with  me  one  hour?  41  Watch 
and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not 
into  temptation:  the  spirit 
indeed  is  willing,  but  the 
flesh  is  weak.  42  He  went 
away  again  the  second  time, 
and  prayed,  saying,  0  my 
Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except 
I  drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found 
them  asleep  again :  for  their 
eyes  were  heavy.  44And  he 
left  them,  and  went  away 
again,  and  prayed  the  third 
time,  saying  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  dis¬ 
ciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest :  behold, 
the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the  hands 
of  sinners.  46  Rise,  let  us  be  going :  behold,  he  is  at  hand  that  doth 
betray  me. 


33 And  he  taketh  with 
him  Peter  and  James  and 
John,  and  began  to  be  sore 
amazed,  and  to  be  very 
heavy ;  34  and  saith  unto 
them,  My  soul  is  exceeding 
sorrowful  unto  death :  tarry 
ye  here,  and  watch.  35  And 
lie  went  forward  a  little, 
and  fell  on  the  ground,  and 
prayed  that,  if  it  were  pos¬ 
sible,  the  hour  might  pass 
from  him.  36  And  he  said, 

Abba,  Father,  all  things  are 
possible  unto  thee  ;  take  a- 
way  this  cup  from  me : 
nevertheless  not  what  I 
will,  but  what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  find¬ 
eth  them  sleeping,  and  saith 
unto  Peter,  Simon,  sleepest 
thou  ?  couldest  not  thou 
watch  one  hour  ?  38  W atch 
ye  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter 
into  temptation.  The  spirit  truly  is  ready,  but 
the  flesh  is  weak.  39  And  again  he  went  away, 
and  prayed,  and  spake  the  same  words.  40  And 
when  he  returned,  he  found  them  asleep  again, 
(for  their  eyes  were  heavy,)  neither  wist  they 
what  to  answer  him.  41  And  he  cometh  the 
third  time,  and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now, 
and  take  your  rest :  it  is  enough,  the  hour  is 
come  ;  behold,  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners.  42  Rise  up,  let  us  go  ;  lo, 
he  that  betrayeth  me  is  at  hand. 


41  And  he  was  withdrawn 
from  them  about  a  stone’s 
cast,  and  kneeled  down,  and 
prayed,  42  saying,  Father, 
if  thou  be  willing,  remove 
this  cup  from  me :  never¬ 
theless  not  my  will,  but 
thine,  be  done.  43 And  there 
appeared  an  angel  unto  him 
from  heaven,  strengthening 
him.  44  And  being  in  an 
agony  he  prayed  more  earn¬ 
estly  :  and  his  sweat  was 
as  it  were  great  drops  of 
blood  falling  down  to  the 
ground.  45  And  when  he 
rose  up  from  prayer,  and 
was  come  to  his  disciples, 
he  found  them  sleeping  for 
sorrow,  46  and  said  unto 
them,  Why  sleep  ye  ?  rise 
and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into 
temptation. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
47—56. 


120.  The  Betrayal. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 
43—52. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 
47—53. 


St.  John  xviii. 
3—11. 


47And  while  he  43  And  imme-  47And  while  he  3  Judas  then, 
yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  diately,  while  he  yet  spake,  behold  a  having  received  a 
one  of  the  twelve,  yet  spake,  cometh  multitude,  and  he  band  of  men  and 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  BETRAYAL. 


125 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 

47—56. 


came,  and  with  him 
a  great  multitude 
with  swords  and 
staves,  from  the 
chief  priests  and 
elders  of  the  peo¬ 
ple.  48  Now  he  that 
betrayed  him  gave 
them  a  sign,  say¬ 
ing,  Whomsoever  I 
shall  kiss,  that  same 
is  he :  hold  him  fast. 
49  And  forthwith  he 
came  to  Jesus,  and 
said,  Hail,  master; 
and  kissed  him. 
60And  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Friend, 
wherefore  art  thou 
come  ?  Then  came 
they,  and  laid  hands 
on  Jesus,  and  took 
him. 


St.  Mark.  xiv. 

43—52. 


Judas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  and  with 
him  a  great  multi¬ 
tude  with  swords 
and  staves,  from  the 
chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  and  the 
elders.  44  And  he 
that  betrayed  him 
had  given  them 
a  token,  saying, 
Whomsoever  I  shall 
kiss,  that  same  is 
he ;  take  him,  and 
lead  him  away  safe¬ 
ly.  45  And  as  soon 
as  he  was  come,  he 
goeth  straightway 
to  him,  and  saith, 
Master,  master;  and 
kissed  him.  46  And 
they  laid  their  hands 
on  him,  and  took 
him. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 

47—53. 


49  When  they 
which  were  about 
him  saw  what 
would  follow,  they 
said  unto  him,  Lord, 
shall  we  smite  with 
the  sword  ?  60  And 

one  of  them  smote 
the  servant  of  the 
high  priest,  and  cut 
off'  his  right  ear. 
61  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said, 
Suffer  ye  thus  far. 
And  he  touched  his 
ear,  and  healed  him. 


62  Then  Jesus  said 
unto  the  chief  priests, 
and  captains  of  the 
temple,  and  the  el¬ 
ders,  which  were 
come  to  him,  Be  ye 
come  out,  as  against 
a  thief,  with  swords 


St.  John  xyiii. 

3—11. 


none. 

10  Then  Simon 
Peter  having  a 
sword  drew  it,  and 
smote  the  high 
priest’s  servant,  and 
cut  off  his  right 
ear.  The  servant’s 
name  was  Malchus. 

11  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  Peter,  Put  up 
thy  sword  into  the  • 
sheath  :  the  cup 
which  my  Father 
hath  given  me,  shall 
I  not  drink  it  ? 


51  And,  behold, 
one  of  them  which 
were  with  Jesus 
stretched  out  his 
hand,  and  drew  his 
sword,  and  struck  a 
servant  of  the  high 
priest’s,  and  smote 


47  And  one  of 
them  that  stood  by 
drew  a  sword,  and 
smote  a  servant  of 
the  high  priest,  and 
cut  off'  his  ear. 

off  his  ear. 


52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Put 
up  again  thy  sword  into  his  place : 
for  all  they  that  take  the  sword  shall 
perish  with  the  sword.  53  Thinkest 
thou  that  I  cannot  now  pray  to  my 
Father,  and  he  shall  presently  give 
me  more  than  twelve  legions  of 
angels?  54But  how  then  shall  the 
scriptures  be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it 
must  be  ? 

55  In  that  same 
hour  said  Jesus  to 
the  multitudes,  Are 
ye  come  out  as  a- 


gainst  a  thief  with 
swords  and  staves 
for  to  take  me  ?  I 
sat  daily  with  you 


48  And  Jesus  an¬ 
swered  and  said 
unto  them,  Are  ye 
come  out,  as  a- 
gainst  a  thief,  with 
swords  and  with 
staves  to  take  me  ? 
49 1  was  daily  with 


that  was  called  Ju¬ 
das,  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  before 
them,  and  drew  near 
unto  Jesus  to  kiss 
him.  48  But  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Ju¬ 
das,  betrayest  thou 
the  Son  of  man  with 
a  kiss  ? 


officers  from  the 
chief  priests  and 
Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns 
and  torches  and  wea¬ 
pons.  4  Jesus  there¬ 
fore,  knowing  all 
things  that  should 
come  upon  him, 
went  forth,  and  said 
unto  them,  Whom 
seek  ye  ?  5  They  answered  him, 

Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  I  am  he.  And  Judas 
also,  which  betrayed  him,  stood 
with  them.  6  As  soon  then  as  he 
had  said  unto  them,  I  am  he ,  they 
went  backward,  and  fell  to  the 
ground.  7  Then  asked  he  them 
again,  Whom  seek  ye?  And  they 
said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  8  Jesus 
answered,  I  have  told  you  that  I 
am  he:  if  therefore  ye  seek  me, 
let  these  go  their  way :  9  that  the 
saying  might  be  fulfilled,  which 
he  spake,  Of  them  which  thou  gav- 
est  me  have  I  lost 


126 


JESUS  BEFOBE  THE  COUNCIL. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 

47—56. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 

43—52. 


teaching  in  the  tern- 

Ele,  and  ye  laid  no 
old  on  me.  56  But 
all  this  was  done, 
that  the  scriptures  of 
the  prophets  might 
be  fulfilled. 

Then  all  the  dis¬ 
ciples  forsook  him, 
and  fled. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 

47—53. 


you  in  the  temple 
teaching,  and  ye 
took  me  not :  but 
the  scriptures  must 
be  fulfilled. 


60  And  they  all  for¬ 
sook  him,  and  fled 


and  staves?  53When 
I  was  daily  with  you 
in  the  temple,  ye 
stretched  forth  no 
hands  against  me  : 
but  this  is  your 
hour,  and  the  power 
of  darkness. 


51  And  there  followed  him  a  certain 
young  man,  having  a  linen  cloth  cast  about  his  naked 
body ;  and  the  young  men  laid  hold  on  him :  52  and  he 
left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled  from  them  naked. 


121.  Jesus  is  carried 

(a)  before  the  Council,  and  denied  by  Peter. 

St.  John  xviii.  12 — 14. 


12 Then  the  band  and  the  captain  and  officers  of  the  Jews  took  Jesus,  and 
bound  him,  13 and  led  him  away  to  Annas  first;  for  he  was  father  in  law  to  Caiaphas, 
which  was  the  high  priest  that  same  year.  14  Now  Caiaphas  was  he,  which  gave 
counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedient  that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people. 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 

57,  58. 


St.  Mark  xiv. 

53,  54. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 

54,  55. 


St.  John  xviii. 

24,  15—18. 


57And  they  that 
had  laid  hold  on 
Jesus  led  him  away 
to  Caiaphas  the  high 
priest,  where  the 
scribes  and  the  el¬ 
ders  were  assembled. 
58  But  Peter  followed 
him  afar  off'  unto  the 
high  priest’s  palace, 
and  went  in,  and  sat 
with  the  servants,  to 
see  the  end. 


53  And  they  led  54  Then  took 
Jesus  away  to  the  they  him,  and  led 
high  priest :  and  him ,  and  brought 
with  him  were  as-  him  into  the  high 
sembled  all  the  chief  priest’s  house, 
priests  and  the  el¬ 
ders  and  the  scribes. 

54  And  Peter  follow-  And  Peter  follow¬ 
ed  him  afar  off,  even  ed  afar  off'.  55  And 
into  the  palace  of  the  when  they  had  kind- 
high  priest :  and  he  led  a  fire  in  the  midst 
sat  with  the  servants,  of  the  hall,  and  were 


and  warmed  himself 
at  the  fire. 


set  down  together, 
Peter  sat  down  a- 
mong  them. 


24  Now  Annas 
had  sent  him  bound 
unto  Caiaphas  the 
high  priest. 


15  And  Simon 
Peter  followed  Je¬ 
sus,  and  so  did 
another  disciple  : 
that  disciple  was 
known  unto  the 
high  priest,  and 
went  in  with  Jesus 


into  the  palace  of 
the  high  priest.  10  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without.  Then  went 
out  that  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and 
spake  unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought  in  Peter.  17  Then 
saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the  door  unto  Peter,  Art  not  thou  also 
one  of  this  man’s  disciples  ?  He  saith,  I  am  not.  18  And  the 
servants  and  officers  stood  there,  who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals;  for 
it  was  cold :  and  they  warmed  themselves :  and  Peter  stood  with 

them,  and  warmed 
himself. 


A.  D.  30. 


JESUS  BEFORE  THE  COUNCIL. 


127 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 

69,  70,  59— 66. 


St.  Mark  xiy. 

55—64. 


St.  Luke  xxii. 

66—71. 


St.  John  xviii. 

19—23. 


69  Now  Peter  sat 
without  in  the  pa¬ 
lace  :  and  a  damsel 
came  unto  him,  saying.  Thou  also 
wast  with  Jesus  of  Galilee.  70  But 
he  denied  before  them  all,  saying, 
I  know  not  what  thou  sayest. 


his  doctrine. 


19  The  high  priest 
then  asked  Jesus  of 
his  disciples,  and  of 

20  Jesus  answered 
him,  I  spake  openly  to  the  world ; 
I  ever  taught  in  the  synagogue, 
and  in  the  temple,  whither  the 
Jews  always  resort;  and  in  secret 

have  I  said  nothing.  21  Why  askest  thou  me  ?  ask  them  which  heard 
me,  what  I  have  said  unto  them :  behold,  they  know  what  I  said. 
22  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  one  of  the  officers  which  stood 
by  struck  Jesus  with  the  palm  of  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou 
the  high  priest  so?  23 Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  have  spoken  evil, 

bear  witness  of  the  evil :  but  if 


59  Now  the  chief 
priests,  and  elders, 
and  all  the  council, 
sought  false  witness 
against  Jesus,  to  put 
him  to  death ;  60  but 
found  none :  yea, 
though  many  false 
witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none. 
At  the  last  came 
two  false  witnesses, 
61  and  said,  This  fel¬ 
low  said,  I  am  able 
to  destroy  the  temple 
of  God,  and  to  build 
it  in  three  days. 
02  And  the  high 
priest  arose,  and 
said  unto  him,  An¬ 
swerest  thou  no¬ 
thing  ?  what  is  it 
which  these  witness 
against  thee?  63  Put 
Jesus  held  his  peace. 
And  the  high  priest 
answered  and  said 
unto  him,  I  adjure 
thee  by  the  living 
God,  that  thou  tell 
us  whether  thou  be 
the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  God.  64  Jesus 


55  And  the  chief 
priests  and  all  the 
council  sought  for 
witness  against  Je¬ 
sus  to  put  him  to 
death  ;  and  found 
none.  56  F or  many 
bare  false  witness 
against  him,  but 
their  witness  agreed 
not  together.  57And 
there  arose  certain, 
and  bare  false  wit¬ 
ness  against  him, 
saying,  58  We  heard 
him  say,  I  will  de¬ 
stroy  this  temple 
that  is  made  with 


well,  why  smitest  thou  me  ? 

66 And  as  soon  as 
it  was  day,  the  el¬ 
ders  of  the  people 
and  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes 
came  together,  and  led  him  into 
their  council,  saying,  67  Art  thou 
the  Christ  ?  tell  us.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will  not 
believe  :  68  and  if  I  also  ask  you ,  ye 
will  not  answer  me,  nor  let  me  go. 
69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of  man 
sit  on  the  right  hand  of  the  power 
of  God.  70  Then  said  they  all,  Art 
thou  then  the  Son  of  God  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Ye  say  that  I  am. 
71  And  they  said,  What  need  we  any 
further  witness  ?  for  we  ourselves 
have  heard  of  his  own  mouth. 


hands,  and  within 

three  days  I  will  build  another  made  without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  witness  agree  together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst,  and 

asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  what 
is  it  which  these  witness  against  thee  ?  61  But  he  held 
his  peace,  and  answered  nothing.  Again  the  high 
priest  asked  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Blessed?  62 And  Jesus  said, 
I  am  :  and  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on 
the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven.  63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  and 
saith,  What  need  we  any  further  witnesses  ?  04  Ye 

have  heard  the  blasphemy :  what  think  ye  ?  And 
they  all  condemned  him  to  be  guilty  of  death. 


saith  unto  him, 

Thou  hast  said:  nevertheless  I  say  unto  you,  Hereafter  shall  ye  see 
the  Son  of  man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  in 
the  clouds  of  heaven.  65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  saying, 
He  hath  spoken  blasphemy;  what  further  need  have  we  of  witnesses? 
behold,  now  ye  have  heard  his  blasphemy.  Cli  What  think  ye  ?  They 
answered  and  said,  He  is  guilty  of  death. 


128 


PETER'S  DENIAL. 


A.  D.  30, 


St.  Matt.  xxvi. 

67,  68,  71—75. 


St.  Mark.  xiy. 

65—72. 


buffeted  him ;  and 
others  smote  him 
with  the  palms  of 
their  hands,  68  say¬ 
ing,  Prophesy  unto 


71  And  when  he 
was  gone  out  into 
the  porch,  another 


ter,  Surely  thou  also 
art  one  of  them  ;  for 
thy  speech  bewray- 
eth  thee.  74  Then 
began  he  to  curse 
and  to  swear,  say¬ 
ing,  I  know  not  the 
man.  And  immedi- 


and  to  swear 
ing ,  I  know  not  this 
man  of  whom  ye 
speak.  72  And  the 
second  time  the  cock 
crew.  And  Peter  call¬ 
ed  to  mind  the  word 


St.  Luke  xxii. 

63—65,  56—62. 


St.John  xyiii. 

25—27. 


67  Then  did  they  65  And  some  be¬ 
spit  in  his  face,  and  gan  to  spit  on  him, 
~  '  and  to  cover  his  face, 

and  to  buffet  him, 


and  to  say  unto  him, 
Prophesy  :  and  the 
servants  did  strike 


us,  thou  Christ,  him  with  the  palms 
Who  is  he  that  of  their  hands, 
smote  thee  ? 

66  And  as  Peter 
was  beneath  in  the 
palace,  there  cometh  one  of  the 
maids  of  the  high  priest :  67  and 
when  she  saw  Peter  warming  him¬ 
self,  she  looked  upon  him,  and  said, 
And  thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  of 
Nazareth.  68  But  he  denied,  saying, 
I  know  not,  neither  understand  I 
what  thou  sayest.  And  he  went  out 
into  the  porch  ;  and 


63  And  the  men 
that  held  Jesus 
mocked  him,  and 
smote  him.  64  And  when  they  had 
blindfolded  him,  they  struck  him 
on  the  face,  and  asked  him,  say¬ 
ing,  Prophesy,  who  is  it  that  smote 
thee?  65 And  many  other  things 
blasphemously  spake 
they  against  him. 

56  But  a  certain 
maid  beheld  him  as 
he  sat  by  the  fire, 
and  earnestly  looked 


25  And  Simon  Pe¬ 
ter  stood  and  warm¬ 
ed  himself.  They 
said  therefore  unto 


upon  him,  and  said,  him,  Art  not  thou 
This  man  was  also  also  one  of  his  dis- 


with  him.  57  And 
he  denied  him,  say¬ 
ing,  Woman,  I  know 
him  not. 


ciples  ?  He  denied 
it,  and  said,  1  am 
not. 


the  cock  crew. 

69  And  a  maid  saw 
him  again,  and  be¬ 
gan  to  say  to  them 


maid  saw  him,  and  that  stood  by,  This 
said  unto  them  that  is  one  of  them, 
were  there,  This  70  And  he  denied  it 
fellow  was  also  with  again.  And  a  little 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  after,  they  that  stood 
72  And  again  he  de-  by  said  again  to  Pe- 
nied  with  an  oath,  ter,  Surely  thou  art 
I  do  not  know  the  ‘  one  of  them  :  for 
man.  73  And  after  thou  art  a  Galilaean, 
awhile  came  unto  and  thy  speech  a- 
him  they  that  stood  greeth  thereto.  71But 
by,  and  said  to  Pe-  he  began  to  curse 

,  say- 


26  One  of  the  ser¬ 
vants  of  the  high 
priest,  being  his 
kinsman  whose  ear 
Peter  cut  off,  saith, 
Did  not  I  see  thee 
in  the  garden  with 
him  ?  27  Peter  then 

denied  again  :  and 


58  And  after  a 
little  while  another 
saw  him,  and  said. 

Thou  art  also  of 
them.  And  Peter 
said,  Man,  I  am 
not.  69  And  about 
the  space  of  one  hour 
after  another  confi¬ 
dently  affirmed,  say-  immediately  the  cock 
ing,  Of  a  truth  this  crew. 
fellow  also  was  with 
him:  for  he  is  a  Galilaean.  60 And 
Peter  said,  Man,  I  know  not  what 
thou  sayest.  And  immediately,  while 
he  yet  spake,  the  cock  crew.  61  And 
the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  upon 
Peter.  And  Peter  remembered  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  how  he  had  said 
unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow, 
thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  62  And 
Peter  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 


that  Jesus  said  un- 
ately  the  cock  crew,  to  him,  Before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt 
75  And  Peter  remem-  deny  me  thrice.  And  when  he  thought  thereon, 
bered  the  word  of  he  wept. 

Jesus,  which  said 

unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 


A.  D.  30. 


JUDAS  IIANGETII  HIMSELF. 


129 


(6)  Before  Pilate. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

1,  2. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
1. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

1. 


St.  John  xviii. 

28—32. 


When  the 
morning  was  come, 
all  the  chief  priests 
and  elders  of  the 
people  took  counsel 
against  Jesus  to  put 
him  to  death  :  2  and 
when  they  had  bound 
him,  they  led  him 
away,  and  delivered 
1dm  to  Pontius  Pi¬ 
late  the  governor. 


And  straight¬ 
way  in  the  morning 
the  chief  priests  held 
a  consultation  with 
the  elders  and  scribes 
and  the  whole  coun¬ 
cil,  and  bound  J esus, 
and  carried  him  a- 
way,  and  delivered 
him  to  Pilate. 


And  the  whole 
multitude  of  them 
and  led  him 


28 


arose. 


unto  Pilate. 


Then  led 
they  Jesus  from 
Caiaphas  unto  the 
hall  of  judgment : 
and  it  was  early ; 
and  they  themselves  went  not  into 
the  judgment  hall,  lest  they  should 
be  defiled ;  but  that  they  might  eat 
the  passover.  29  Pilate  then  went 
out  unto  them,  and  said,  What  ac¬ 
cusation  bring  ye  against  this  man? 
30  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
If  he  were  not  a  malefactor,  we 
would  not  have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee.  31  Then  said  Pilate  unto 
them,  Take  ye  him,  and  judge  him  according  to  your  law.  The 
Jews  therefore  said  unto  him,  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man 
to  death  :  32  that  the  saying  of  Jesus  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
signifying  what  death  he  should  die. 


122.  Judas  hangeth  himself. 

St.  Matt,  xxvii.  3 — 10. 


3  Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed  him,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned, 
repented  himself,  and  brought  again  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests 
and  elders,  4  saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have  betrayed  the  innocent  blood.  And 
they  said,  What  is  that  to  us  ?  see  thou  to  that.  5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of 
silver  in  the  temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and  hanged  himself.  6  And  the  chief 
priests  took  the  silver  pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price  of  blood.  7  And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with 
them  the  potter’s  field,  to  bury  strangers  in.  8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  The 
field  of  blood,  unto  this  day.  9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremy 
the  prophet,  saying,  And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of 
him  that  was  valued,  whom  they  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  value;  10and 
gave  them  for  the  potter’s  field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 

(Acts  i.  16 — 19.) 


123.  (a)  Jesus  before  Pilate. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

11—14. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
2—5. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

2—5. 


St.  John  xviii. 

33—38. 


11  And  Jesus 
stood  before  the  go¬ 
vernor  :  and  the  go- 


2  And  Pilate 
asked  him,  Art  thou 
the  King  of  the 


2  And  they  be¬ 
gan  to  accuse  him, 
saying,  We  found 


33  Then  Pilate 
entered  into  the 
judgment  hall  a- 


130 


JESUS  BEFORE  PILATE  AND  HEROD. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 
11—14. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
2—5. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 
2—5. 


St.  John  xyiii. 
33—38. 


vernor  asked  him, 
saying,  Art  thou 
the  King  of  the 
Jews  ?  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Thou 
shyest. 


Jews?  And  he  an¬ 
swering  said  unto 
him,  Thou  sayest 
it. 


this  fellow  pervert-  gain,  and  called  Je- 
ing  the  nation,  and 


sus,  and  said  unto 


forbidding  to  give  him,  Art  thou  the 

tribute  to  Cassar,  King  of  the  Jews? 

saying  that  he  him-  34  Jesus  answered 

self  is  Christ  a  King,  him,  Sayest  thou 

3  And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying,  Art  thou  the  King  of  this  thing  of  thy- 

the  Jews  ?  And  he  answered  him  and  said,  Thou  self,  or  did  others 

sayest  it.  tell  it  thee  of  me  ? 

35  Pilate  answered, 

Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine  own  nation  and  the  chief  priests  have  delivered 
thee  unto  me  :  what  hast  thou  done  ?  36  Jesus  answered,  My  king¬ 
dom  is  not  of  this  world  :  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world, 
then  would  my  servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  be  delivered  to  the 
Jews:  but  now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence.  37  Pilate  therefore 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a  king  then?  Jesus  answered,  Thou  sayest 
that  I  am  a  king.  To  this  end  was  I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came 


I  into  the  world,  that  I 


should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth. 

that 


12  And  when  he 
was  accused  of  the 
chief  priests  and  el¬ 
ders,  he  answered 
nothing.  13  Then 
said  Pilate  unto 
him,  Hearest  thou 
not  how  many  things 
they  witness  against 
thee  ?  14  And  he  an¬ 
swered  him  to  never 
a  word ;  insomuch 
that  the  governor 
marvelled  greatly. 


3  And  the  chief 
priests  accused  him 
of  many  things:  but 
he  answered  nothing. 

4  And  Pilate  asked 
him  again,  saying, 
Answerest  thou  no¬ 
thing  ?  behold  how 
many  things  they 
witness  against  thee. 

5  But  Jesus  yet  an¬ 
swered  nothing;  so 
that  Pilate  marvel¬ 
led. 


4  Then  said  Pilate 
to  the  chief  priests 
and  to  the  people, 
I  find  no  fault  in 
this  man.  5  And 
they  were  the  more 
fierce,  saying,  He 
stirreth  up  the 
people,  teaching 
throughout  all  Jew¬ 
ry,  beginning  from 
Galilee  to  this  place. 


Every 

one  that  is  of  the 
truth  heareth  my 
voice.  38  Pilate  saith 
unto  him,  What  is 
truth  ? 

And  when  he  had 
said  this,  he  went 
out  again  unto  the 
Jews,  and  saith  un¬ 
to  them,  I  find  in 
him  no  fault  at  all. 


(b)  before  Herod. 

St.  Luke  xxiii.  6 — 12. 


6  W hen  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee,  he  asked  whether  the  man  were  a  Galilasan. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  belonged  unto  Herod’s  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  to 
Herod,  who  himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  at  that  time. 

8 And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding  glad:  for  he  was  desirous  to  see 
him  of  a  long  season because  he  had  heard  many  things  of  him ;  and  he  hoped  to 
have  seen  some  miracle  done  by  him. 6 7 8  9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many  words ; 

but  he  answered  him  nothing.  10  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  stood  and  vehe¬ 

mently  accused  him.  11 12  And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set  him  at  nought,  and 

mocked  him ,  and  arrayed  him  in  a  gorgeous  robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

12 And  the  same  day  Pilate  and  Herod  were  made  friends  together:  for  before  they 
were  at  enmity  between  themselves. 


A.  D.  80. 


JESUS  BEFORE  PILATE. 


181 


(c)  before  Pilate. 

Jesus  is  delivered  to  be  crucified. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

15—31. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
6—20, 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

13—25. 


St.  John  xviii. 
39 — xix.  16. 


15  Now  at  that  6  Now  at  that 
feast  the  governor  feast  he  released  un- 
was  wont  to  release  to  them  one  prisoner, 
unto  the  people  a  whomsoever  they  de¬ 
prisoner,  whom  they  sired.  7  And  there 
would.  16  And  they  was  one  named  Ba- 
had  then  a  notable  rabbas,  which  lay 
prisoner,  called  Ba-  bound  with  them 
rabbas.  17  Therefore  that  had  made  in- 
when  they  were  ga-  surrection  with  him, 
thered  together,  Pi-  who  had  commit- 
late  said  unto  them,  ted  murder  in  the 
Whom  will  ye  that  insurrection.  8  And 
I  release  unto  you  ?  the  multitude  crying 
Barabbas,  or  Jesus  aloud  began  to  desire 
which  is  called  him,  to  do  as  he  had 
Christ?  18  For  he  ever  done  unto  them, 
knew  that  for  envy  9  But  Pilate  answer  - 
they  had  delivered  ed  them,  saying, 
him.  Will  ye  that  1  re¬ 

lease  unto  you  the 
King  of  the  Jews  ?  10  For  he  knew 
that  the  chief  priests  had  delivered 
him  for  envy. 


13  And  Pilate,  39  But  ye  have 
when  he  had  called  a  custom,  that  I 
together  the  chief  should  release  unto 
priests  and  the  you  one  at  the  pass- 
rulers  and  the  peo-  over  :  will  ye  there- 
ple,  14  said  unto  fore  that  1  release 
them,  Ye  have  unto  you  the  King 
brought  this  man  of  the  Jews?  40Then 
unto  me,  as  one  cried  they  all  again, 
that  perverteth  the  saying,  Not  this 
people :  and,  be-  man,  but  Barabbas. 
hold,  I,  having  ex-  Now  Barabbas  was 
amined  him  before  a  robber, 
you,  have  found  no 
fault  in  this  man  touching  those 
things  whereof  ye  accuse  him  :  15  no, 
nor  yet  Herod  :  for  1  sent  you  to 
him ;  and,  lo,  nothing  worthy  of 
death  is  done  unto  him.  16 1  will 
therefore  chastise  him,  and  release 
him.  17  (For  of  necessity  he  must 
release  one  unto  them  at  the  feast.) 


[St.  Matt.] 

19  When  he  was 
set  down  on  the 

judgment  seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Have  thou  nothing 
to  do  with  that  just  man:  for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this  day 
in  a  dream  because 
of  him. 


[St.  Matt.] 

20  But  the  chief 
priests  and  elders 
persuaded  the  mul¬ 
titude  that  they 
should  ask  Barab¬ 
bas,  and  destroy  Je¬ 
sus.  21  The  gover¬ 
nor  answered  and 
said  unto  them, 
Whether  of  the 
twain  will  ye  that 
f  release  unto  you  ? 
They  said,  Barab¬ 
bas.  22  Pilate  saith 
unto  them,  What 


[St.  Mark.] 

11  But  the  chief 
priests  moved  the 
people,  that  he 
should  rather  re¬ 
lease  Barabbas  un¬ 
to  them.  12  And 
Pilate  answered  and 
said  again  unto 
them,  What  will  ye 
then  that  I  shall  do 
unto  him  whom  ye 
call  the  King  of  the 
Jews?  13 And  they 
cried  out  again,  Cru¬ 
cify  him.  14  Then 


[St.  Luke.] 

18  And  they  cried 
out  all  at  once, 
saying,  Away  with 
this  man ,  and  re¬ 
lease  unto  us  Barabbas  :  19  (who  lor 
a  certain  sedition  made  in  the  city, 
and  for  murder,  was  cast  into  pri¬ 
son.)  20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to 
release  Jesus,  spake  again  to  them. 
21  But  they  cried,  saying,  Crucify 
Aim,  crucify  him.  22 And  he  said 
unto  them  the  third  time,  Why,  what 
evil  hath  he  done  ?  I  have  found 
no  cause  of  death  in  him :  I  will 
therefore  chastise  him,  and  let  him 
ia 


132 


JESUS  IS  DELIVERED  TO  BE  CRUCIFIED. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 
16—81. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
6—20. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 
13—25. 


St.  John  xviii. 
39 — xix.  16. 


loud  voices,  requiring  that  he  might 
be  crucified.  And 
the  voices  of  them 
and  of  the  chief 


shall  I  do  then  with  Pilate  said  unto  go.  23  And  they  were  instant  with 
Jesus  which  is  call-  them.  Why,  what 
ed  Christ  ?  They  all  evil  hath  he  done  ? 
say  unto  him,  Let  And  they  cried  out 
him  be  crucified,  the  more  exceed- 
23  And  the  governor  ingly,  Crucify  him.  priests  prevailed, 
said,  Why,  what  evil 

hath  he  done  ?  But  they  cried  out  the  more,  saying,  Let  him  be  cru¬ 
cified. 

24  When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  prevail  nothing,  but  that  rather 
a  tumult  was  made,  he  took  water,  and  washed  his  hands  before  the 
multitude,  saying,  I  am  innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just  person  : 
see  ye  to  it.  25  Then  answered  all  the  people,  and  said,  His  blood 
be  on  us,  and  on  our 
children. 


[St.  Matt.] 

26  Then  released 
he  Barabbas  unto 
them :  and  when  he 
had  scourged  Jesus, 
he  delivered  him  to 
be  crucified. 


27  Then  the  sol¬ 
diers  of  the  gover¬ 
nor  took  Jesus  into 
the  common  hall, 
and  gathered  unto 
him  the  whole  band 
of  soldiers.  28  And 
they  stripped  him, 
and  put  on  him  a 
scarlet  robe.  29  And 
when  they  had  plat¬ 
ted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  they  put  it 
upon  his  head,  and 
a  reed  in  his  right 
hand  :  and  they 
bowed  the  knee  be¬ 
fore  him,  and  mock¬ 
ed  him,  saying, 
Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews  !  30  And  they 
spit  upon  him,  and 
took  the  reed,  and 
smote  him  on  the 
head. 


[St.  Mark.] 

15  And  so  Pilate, 
willing  to  content 
the  people,  released 
Barabbas  unto  them, 
and  delivered  Jesus, 
when  he  had  scour¬ 
ged  him ,  to  be  cru¬ 
cified. 

16And  the  soldiers 
led  him  away  into 
the  hall,  called  Prae¬ 
tor  ium  ;  and  they 
call  together  the 
whole  band.  17  And 
they  clothed  him 
with  purple,  and 
platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it 
about  his  head , 
18  and  began  to  sa¬ 
lute  him,  Hail, 
King  of  the  J ews  ! 
19 And  they  smote 
him  on  the  head 
with  a  reed,  and 
did  spit  upon  him, 
and  bowing  their 
knees  worshipped 
him.  • 


[St.  Luke.] 


[St.  John  xix.] 


24And  Pilate  gave  Then  Pilate  there- 
sentence  that  it  fore  took  Jesus,  and 
should  be  as  they  scourged  him. 
required.  25  And 
he  released  unto  them  him  that  for 
sedition  and  murder  was  cast  into 
prison,  whom  they  had  desired ; 
but  he  delivered  Je¬ 
sus  to  their  will. 

2  And  the  soldiers 
platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and 
they  put  on  him  a  purple  robe, 
3  and  said,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 
and  they  smote  him  with  their 
hands.  4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth 
again,  and  saith  unto  them,  Be¬ 
hold,  I  bring  him  forth  to  you,  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  find  no  fault 
in  him.  5  Then  came  Jesus  forth, 
wearing  the  crown  of  thorns,  and 
the  purple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith 
unto  them,  Behold  the  man!  6  When 
the  chief  priests  therefore  and  offi¬ 
cers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
Crucify  him ,  crucify  him.  Pilate 
saith  unto  them,  Take  ye  him, 
and  crucify  him :  for  I  find  no 
fault  in  him.  7  The  Jews  answered 
him,  We  have  a  law,  and  by  our 
law  he  ought  to  die, 


because  he 

made  himself  the  Son  of  God.  8  When  Pilate 
therefore  heard  that  saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid ; 
9  and  went  again  into  the  judgment  hall,  and  saith 
unto  Jesus,  Whence  art  thou  ?  But  Jesus  gave  him 
no  answer.  10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto  me  ? 
knowest  thou  not  that  I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have  power 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  CRUCIFIXION. 


133 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

31. 


St.  Mark  xy. 

20. 


St.  John  xix. 

11—16. 


to  release  thee?  11  Jesus  answered,  Thou  couldest  have  no  power 
at  all  against  me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above :  therefore  he 
that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  the  greater  sin.  12 And  from  thence¬ 
forth  Pilate  sought  to  release  him  :  but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying,  If 
thou  let  this  man  go,  thou  art  not  Caesar’s  friend :  whosoever  maketh 
himself  a  King  speaketh  against  Caesar.  13  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 
that  saying,  he  brought  Jesus  forth,  and  sat  down  in  the  judgment 
seat  in  a  place  that  is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  Hebrew, 
Gabbatha.  14  And  it  was  the  preparation  of  the  passover,  and  about 
the  sixth  hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold  your  King! 
15  But  they  cried  out,  Away  with  him ,  away  with  /mto,  crucify  him. 
Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Shall  I  crucify  your  King  ?  The  chief  priests 

answered,  We  have 
no  king  but  Caesar. 

16  Then  delivered 
he  him  therefore  un¬ 
to  them  to  be  cruci¬ 
fied. 

And  they  took  Je¬ 
sus,  and  led  him 
away. 


31  And  after  that 
they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  the 
robe  off  from  him, 
and  put  his  own 
raiment  on  him,  and 
led  him  away  to 
crucify  him. 


20  And  when  they 
had  mocked  him, 
they  took  off  the 
purple  from  him, 
and  put  his  own 
clothes  on  him,  and 
led  him  out  to  cru¬ 
cify  him. 


124.  (a)  The  Crucifixion. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

32. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
21. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

26—32. 


32  And  as  they  came  21  And  they  compel  one  26  And  as  they  led  him 
out,  they  found  a  man  of  Simon  a  Cyrenian,  who  away,  they  laid  hold  upon 
Cyrene,  Simon  by  name  :  passed  by,  coming  out  of  one  Simon,  a  Cyrenian, 
him  they  compelled  to  bear  the  country,  the  father  of  coming  out  of  the  country, 
his  cross.  Alexander  and  Rufus,  to  and  on  him  they  laid  the 

bear  his  cross.  cross,  that  he  might  bear  it 

after  Jesus.  27  And  there 
followed  him  a  great  company  of  people,  and  of  women,  which  also 
bewailed  and  lamented  him.  28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them  said, 
Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves, 
and  for  your  children.  29  For,  behold,  the  days  are  coming,  in  the 
which  they  shall  say,  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and  the  wombs  that 
never  bare,  and  the  paps  which  never  gave  suck.  30Then  shall  they 
begin  to  say  to  the  mountains,  Fall  on  us;  and  to  the  hills, 
Cover  us.  31  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a  green  tree,  what  shall 
be  done  in  the  dry?  32 And  there  were  also  two  other,  malefactors,  led 
with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

33—38. 


St.  Mark  xv. 

22—28. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

33,  34. 


St.  John  xix. 

17—24. 


33 And  when  they 
were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Gol- 


22  And  they  bring 
him  unto  the  place 
Golgotha,  which  is, 


33  And  when  they 
were  come  to  the 
place,  which  is  call- 


17  And  he  bear¬ 
ing  his  cross  went 
forth  into  a  place 


134 


THE  CRUCIFIXION. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

33—38. 


St.  Mark  xv. 

22—28. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

33,  34. 


St.  John  xix. 

17—24. 


gotha,  that  is  to 
say,  a  place  of  a 


being  interpreted, 
The  place  of  a  skull. 


ed  Calvary,  there  called  the  place  of 
they  crucified  him,  a  skull,  which  is 


skull,  34  they  gave  23And  they  gave  him  and  the  malefactors,  called  in  the  He- 
him  vinegar  to  to  drink  wine  min-  one  on  the  right  brew  Golgotha 


drink  mingled  with  gled  with  myrrh:  but  hand,  and  the  other  18  where  they  cruci- 

on  the  left.  34  Then  fied  him,  and  two 
24  And  when  they  said  Jesus,  Father,  other  with  him,  on 
had  crucified  him,  forgive  them ;  for  either  side  one,  and 


gall :  and  when  he  he  received  it  not. 
had  tasted  thereof \ 
he  would  not  drink. 


35And  they  crucified  they  parted  his  gar 
him,  and  parted  his  ments,  casting  lots 


garments,  casting 

lots :  that  it  might  every  man  should 


they  know  not  what  Jesus  in  the  midst 
they  do.  And  they  19  And  Pilate  wrote 
upon  them,  what  parted  his  raiment,  a  title,  and  put  it 


and  cast  lots. 


among  them,  and 
upon  my  vesture 
did  they  cast  lots. 
36  And  sitting  down 


on  the  cross.  And 
the  writing  was, 
JESUS  OF  NA- 
ZARETH  THE 
KING  OF  THE 
JEWS.  20  This 
title  then  read  many 
of  the  Jews  :  for  the 
place  where  Jesus 
was  crucified  was 
nigh  to  the  city : 
and  it  was  written 
in  Hebrew,  and 
Greek,  and  Latin. 
21  Then  said  the 
chief  priests  of  the 
Jews  to  Pilate, 
Write  not,  The  King  of  the  Jews ;  but  that  he  said,  I  am  King 
of  the  Jews.  22  Pilate  answered,  What  I  have  written  I  have  written. 
23  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his  gar¬ 
ments,  and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part ;  and  also  his 
coat :  now  the  coat  was  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top  through¬ 
out.  24  They  said  therefore  among  themselves,  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but 
cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be :  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled, 
which  saith,  They  parted  my  raiment  among  them,  and  for 
my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These  things  therefore  the  soldiers 
did. 


be  fulfilled  which  take.  25  And  it  was 
was  spoken  by  the  the  third  hour,  and  they  crucified 
prophet, They  part-  him.  26  And  the  superscription  of 
ed  my  garments  his  accusation  was  written  over, 
'  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 
27  And  with  him  they  crucify  two 
thieves  ;  the  one  on  his  right  hand, 
and  the  other  on  his  left.  28  And 
they  watched  him  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  which 
there;  37  and  set  saith,  And  he  was  numbered 
up  over  his  head  with  the  transgressors, 
his  accusation  writ¬ 
ten,  THIS  IS  JESUS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS.  38  Then  were  there  two  thieves  crucified  with 
him,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  another  on  the  left. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii.  39 — 43. 


39  And  they  that  pass¬ 
ed  by  reviled  him,  wagging 
their  heads,  40  and  saying, 
Thou  that  destroyest  the 
temple,  and  buildest  it  in 
three  days,  save  thyself.  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
come  down  from  the  cross. 
41  Likewise  also  the  chief 


(h)  Jesus  is  mocked. 

St.  Mark  xv.  29—32®. 


29  And  they  that  passed 
by  railed  on  him,  wagging 
their  heads,  and  saying, 
Ah,  thou  that  destroyest 
the  temple,  and  buildest  it 
in  three  days,  30  save  thy¬ 
self,  and  come  down  from 
the  cross.  31  Likewise  also 
the  chief  priests  mocking 


St.  Luke  xxiii.  35 — 38. 


35  And  the  people  stood 
beholding.  And  the  rulers 
also  with  them  derided  him , 
saying,  He  saved  others ; 
let  him  save  himself,  if  he 
be  Christ,  the  chosen  of 
God.  36  And  the  soldiers 
also  mocked  him,  coming 
to  him,  and  offering  him 


A.D.  30. 


THE  CRUCIFIXION. 


135 


St.  Matt,  xxvii.  39 — 43. 


priests  mocking  him ,  with 
the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 
42  He  saved  others  ;  himself 
he  cannot  save.  If  he  be 
the  King  of  Israel,  let  him 
now  come  down  from  the 
cross,  and  we  will  believe 
him.  43  He  trusted  in 
God  ;  let  him  deliver 
him  now,  if  he  will  have 
him:  for  he  said,  I  am 
the  Son  of  God. 


St.  Mark  xv.  22 — 32  «. 


said  among  themselves 
with  the  scribes,  He  saved 
others  ;  himself  he  cannot 
save.  32  Let  Christ  the 
King  of  Israel  descend  now 
from  the  cross,  that  we  may- 
see  and  believe. 


St.  Luke  xxiii.  35 — 38. 


vinegar,  37  and  saying,  If 
thou  be  the  king  of  the 
Jews,  save  thyself.  38  And 
a  superscription  also  was 
written  over  him  in  letters 
of  Greek,  and  Latin,  and 
Hebrew,  THIS  IS  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 


(■ c )  He  commendeth  His  Mother  to  John. 

St.  John  xix.  25 — 27. 


25  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his  mother’s  sister,  Mary 
the  wife  of  Cleophas,  and  Mary  Magdalene.  26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother, 
and  the  disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother,  Woman, 
behold  thy  son  !  27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy  mother  !  And  from 

that  hour  that  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home. 


(d)  The  Thieves  crucified  with  Him. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii.  44. 


St.  Mark  xv.  32  b.  St.  Luke  xxiii.  39 — 43. 


44 The  thieves  also,  which  32 1  And  they  that  were  39 And  one  of  the  malefac- 
v/ere  crucified  with  him,  crucified  with  him  reviled  tors  which  were  hanged 
cast  the  same  in  his  teeth.  him.  railed  on  him,  saying,  If 

thou  be  Christ,  save  thyself 
and  us.  40  But  the  other  answering  rebuked  him,  saying,  Dost  not 
thou  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation?  41  And 
we  indeed  justly ;  for  we  receive  the  due  reward  of  our  deeds :  but 
this  man  hath  done  nothing  amiss.  42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
remember  me  when  thou  comest  into  thy  kingdom.  43  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  To  day  shalt  thou  be  with  me 
in  paradise. 


125.  Jesus  dieth. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 
45—56. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
33—41. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 

44—49. 


St.  John  xix. 

28—30. 


45  Now  from  the 
sixth  hour  there  was 
darkness  over  all  the 
land  unto  the  ninth 
hour.  46 And  about 
the  ninth  hour  Jesus 


33  And  when  the 
sixth  hour  was  come, 
there  was  darkness 
over  the  whole  land 
until  the  ninth  hour. 
34 And  at  the  ninth 


44  And  it  was 
about  the  sixth 
hour,  and  there  was 
a  darkness  over  all 
the  earth  until  the 
ninth  hour. 


136 


TEE  CRUCIFIXION. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 

45—56. 


St.  Mark  xy.  St.  Luke  xxiii. 

33—41.  44—49. 


St.  John  xix. 

28—30. 


cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  Eli, 
Eli,  lama  sa- 
bachthani  ?  that 
is  to  say,  My  God, 
my  God,  why 
hast  thou  for¬ 
saken  me?  47 Some 
of  them  that  stood 
there,  when  they 
heard  that ,  said, 
This  man  calleth 
for  Elias. 

48  And  straight¬ 
way  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a 
spunge,  and  filled 
it  with  vinegar,  and 
put  it  on  a  reed,  and 
gave  him  to  drink. 
49  The  rest  said,  Let 
be,  let  us  see  whether 
Elias  will  come  to 
save  him. 


hour  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  Eloi,  E- 
loi,  lama  sabach- 
thani  ?  which  is, 
being  interpreted, 
M y  G o d,  my  God, 
why  hast  thou 
forsaken  me  ? 
35  And  some  of  them 
that  stood  by,  when 
they  heard  it,  said, 
Behold,  he  calleth 
Elias. 

36  And  one  ran 
and  filled  a  spunge 
full  of  vinegar,  and 
put  it  on  a  reed,  and 
gave  him  to  drink, 
saying,  Let  alone ; 
let  us  see  whether 
Elias  will  come  to 
take  him  down. 


28  After  this, 
Jesus  knowing  that 
all  things  were  now 
accomplished,  that  the  scrip¬ 
ture  might  be  fulfilled,  saith, 
I  thirst.  29  Now  there  was  set 
a  vessel  full  of  vinegar:  and 
they  filled  a  spunge  with  vine¬ 
gar,  and  put  it  up¬ 
on  hyssop,  and  put 
it  to  his  mouth. 


50  Jesus,  when  he 
had  cried  again  with 
a  loud  voice,  yield¬ 
ed  up  the  ghost. 


37  And  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice, 
and  gave  up  the 
ghost. 


38  And  the  veil  of 
the  temple  was  rent 
in  twain  from  the 
top  to  the  bottom. 


46And  when  Jesus 
had  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  said, 
Father,  into  thy 
hands  I  com¬ 
mend  m y  spirit : 
and  having  said 
thus,  he  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

45  And  the  sun  was 
darkened, .  and  the 
veil  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  the 
midst. 


30  When  Jesus 
therefore  had  re¬ 
ceived  the  vinegar, 
he  said,  It  is  finish¬ 
ed  :  and  he  bowed 
his  head,  and  gave 
up  the  ghost. 


51  And,  behold,  the 
veil  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain 
from  the  top  to 
the  bottom ;  and  the 
earth  did  quake,  and 
the  rocks  rent;  52 and  the  graves  were  opened;  and  many  bodies  of  the 
saints  which  slept  arose,  63  and  came  out  of  the  graves  after  his  resur¬ 
rection,  and  went  in¬ 
to  the  holy  city,  and 
appeared  unto  many. 

64  Now  when  the 
centurion,  and  they 
that  were  with  him, 


47  Now  when  the 
centurion  saw  what 
was  done,  he  glori¬ 
fied  God,  saying,  Cer- 


39  And  when  the 
centurion,  which 
stood  over  against 
watching  Jesus,  saw  him,  saw  that  he  so 
the  earthquake,  and  cried  out,  and  gave  up  tainly  this  was  a  rigli- 

tliose  things  that  were  the  ghost,  he  said,  Tru-  teous  man.  48  And  all 

done,  they  feared  great-  ly  this  man  was  the  the  people  that  came 

ly,  saying,  Truly  this  Son  of  God.  40  There  together  to  that  sight, 

was  the  Son  of  God.  were  also  women  look-  beholding  the  things 


A.  D.  30. 


THE  CRUCIFIXION. 


137 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 
45—56. 


55  And  many  women 
were  there  beholding 
afar  off,  which  followed 
Jesus  from  Galilee, 
ministering  unto  him : 

56  among  which  was 
Mary  Magdalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of 
James  and  Joses,  and 
the  mother  of  Zebe- 
dee’s  children. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
33—41. 


ing  on  afar  off :  among 
whom  was  Mary  Mag¬ 
dalene,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  James  the 
less  and  of  Joses,  and 
Salome ;  41  (who  also, 
when  he  was  in  Gali¬ 
lee,  followed  him,  and 
ministered  unto  him;) 
and  many  other  women 
which  came  up  with 
him  unto  Jerusalem. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 
44—49. 


which  were  done,  smote 
their  breasts,  and  re¬ 
turned.  49  And  all  his 
acquaintance,  and  the 
women  that  followed 
him  from  Galilee,  stood 
afar  off,  beholding  these 
things. 


126.  His  Side  is  pierced. 

St.  John  xix.  31 — 37. 


31  The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  preparation,  that  the  bodies  should  not 
remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sabbath  day,  (for  that  sabbath  day  was  an  high  day,) 
besought  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  brolcen,  and  that  they  might  be  taken  away. 
32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which  was 
crucified  with  him.  33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs:  34 but  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and 
forthwith  came  there  out  blood  and  water.  35  And  he  that  saw  it  bare  record,  and  his 
record  is  true:  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  might  believe.  36 For  these 
things  were  done,  that  the  scripture  should  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him  shall  not 
be  broken.  37  And  again  another  scripture  saith,  They  shall  look  on  him 
whom  they  pierced. 


127.  He  is  buried. 


St.  Mat*t.  xxvii. 
57—61. 


67  When  the 
even  was  come, 
there  came  a  rich 
man  of  Arimathaea, 
named  Joseph,  who 
also  himself  was  Je¬ 
sus’  disciple :  58  he 
went  to  Pilate,  and 
begged  the  body  of 
Jesus.  Then  Pi¬ 
late  commanded  the 
body  to  be  delivered. 
59  And  when  Joseph 
had  taken  the  body, 
he  wrapped  it  in  a 
clean  linen  cloth, 


St.  Mark  xv. 
42—47. 


42  And  now  when 
the  even  was  come, 
because  it  was  the 
preparation,  that  is, 
the  day  before  the 
sabbath,  43  Joseph 
of  Arimathaea,  an 
honourable  counsel¬ 
lor,  which  also  wait¬ 
ed  for  the  kingdom 
of  God,  came,  and 
went  in  boldly  unto 
Pilate,  and  craved 
the  body  of  Jesus. 
44  And  Pilate  mar¬ 
velled  if  he  were 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 
-  50—56. 


50  And,  behold, 
there  was  a  man 
named  Joseph,  a 
counsellor;  and  he 
was  a  good  man, 
and  a  just :  51  (the 
same  had  not  con¬ 
sented  to  the  counsel 
and  deed  of  them;) 
he  was  of  Arima¬ 
thaea,  a  city  of  the 
Jews  :  who  also 
himself  waited  for 
the  kingdom  of 
God.  52  This  man 
went  unto  Pilate, 


St.  John  xix. 
38—42. 


38  And  after  this 
Joseph  of  Arima¬ 
thaea,  being  a  dis¬ 
ciple  of  Jesus,  but 
secretly  for  fear  of 
the  Jews,  besought 
Pilate  that  he  might 
take  away  the  body 
of  Jesus:  and  Pilate 
gave  him  leave.  He 
came  therefore,  and 
took  the  body  of 
Jesus.  39 And  there 
came  also  Nico- 
demus,  which  at 
the  first  came  to 


138 


THE  BURIAL  OF  CHRIST. 


A.  D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii. 
57—61. 


St.  Mark  xv. 
42—47. 


St.  Luke  xxiii. 
50—56. 


St.  John  xix. 
38—42. 


60  and  laid  it  in 
his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn 
out  in  the  rock :  and 
he  rolled  a  great 
stone  to  the  door  of 
the  sepulchre,  and 
departed.  61  And 
there  was  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  the 
other  Mary,  sitting 
over  against  the  se¬ 
pulchre. 


already  dead  :  and 
calling  unto  him  the 
centurion,  he  asked 
him  whether  he  had 
been  any  while  dead. 
45And  when  he  knew 
it  of  the  centurion, 
he  gave  the  body  to 
Joseph.  46  And  he 
bought  fine  linen, 
and  took  him  down, 
and  wrapped  him  in 
the  linen,  and  laid 


him  in  a  sepulchre 
which  was  heivn  out  of  a  rock,  and 
rolled  a  stone  unto  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre.  47  And  Mary  Magdalene 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  Joses  be¬ 
held  where  he  was  laid. 


and  begged  the 
body  of  Jesus. 
53  And  he  took  it 
down,  and  wrapped 
it  in  linen,  and  laid 
it  in  a  sepulchre  that 
was  hewn  in  stone, 
wherein  never  man 
before  was  laid. 
64  And  that  day  was 
the  preparation,  and 
the  sabbath  drew  on. 
55  And  the  women 
also,  which  came 
with  him  from  Ga¬ 
lilee,  followed  after, 
and  beheld  the  se¬ 
pulchre,  and  how 
liis  body  was  laid. 


56  And  they  return¬ 
ed,  and  prepared  spices  and  ointments  ;  and  rested  the 
sabbath  day  according  to  the  commandment. 


Jesus  by  night, 
and  brought  a  mix¬ 
ture  of  myrrh  and 
aloes,  about  an  hun¬ 
dred  pound  weight. 
40  Then  took  they 
the  body  of  Jesus, 
and  wound  it  in  li¬ 
nen  clothes  with  the 
spices,  as  the  man¬ 
ner  of  the  Jews  is 
to  bury.  41  Now  in 
the  place  where  he 
was  crucified  there 
was  a  garden ;  and 
in  the  garden  a  new 
sepulchre,  wherein 
was  never  man  yet 
laid.  42  There  laid 
they  Jesus  therefore 
because  of  the  Jews’ 
preparation  day;  for 
the  sepulchre  was 
nigh  at  hand. 


128.  His  Sepulchre  is  sealed  and  watched. 

St.  Matt,  xxvii.  62 — 66. 


62  Now  the  next  day,  that  followed  the  day  of  the  preparation,  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate,  63  saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver 
said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After  three  days  1  will  rise  again.  64  Command  therefore 
that  the  sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come  by  night, 
and  steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen  from  the  dead :  so  the  last 
error  shall  be  worse  than  the  first.  63  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  a  watch  :  go 
your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  66  So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulchre  sure, 
sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a  watch. 


129.  The  Resurrection. 


St.  Matt,  xxvii i. 
1 — 10. 


In  the  end  of  the 
sabbath,  as  it  began 
to  dawn  toward  the 
first  day  of  the  week, 
came  Mary  Magda¬ 
lene  and  the  other 
Mary  to  see  the 
sepulchre.  2  And, 


St.  Mark  xvi. 
1—11. 


And  when  the 
sabbath  was  past, 
Mary  Magdalene, 
and  Mary  the  mo¬ 
ther  of  James,  and 
Salome,  had  bought 
sweet  spices,  that 
they  might  come  and 


St.  Luke  xxiv. 

1—12. 


Now  upon  the 
first  day  of  the  week, 
very  early  in  the 
morning,  they  came 
unto  the  sepulchre, 
bringing  the  spices 
which  they  had  pre¬ 
pared,  and  certain 


St.  John  xx. 
1—18. 


The  first  day 
of  the  week  com- 
eth  Mary  Magdalene 
early,  when  it  was 
yet  dark,  unto  the 
sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  stone  taken  away 
from  the  sepulchre. 


A.  D.  30. 


HIS  RESURRECTION. 


139 


St.  Matt,  xxvjii. 
1—10. 


St.  Mark  xvi. 

1—11. 


St.  Luke  xxiv. 
1—12. 


St.  John  xx. 
1—18. 


behold,  there  was  anoint  him.  2  And  others  with  them, 
a  great  earthquake :  very  early  in  the  2  And  they  found  the  stone  rolled 
for  the  angel  of  the  morning  the  first  day  away  from  the  sepulchre.  3  And 
Lord  descended  from  of  the  week,  they  they  entered  in,  and  found  not  the 
heaven,  and  came  came  unto  the  se-  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  4And  it 
and  rolled  back  the  pulchre  at  the  rising  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  much 
stone  from  the  door,  of  the  sun.  3  And 
and  sat  upon  it.  3  His  they  said  among 
countenance  was  like  themselves,  Who 

shall  roll  us  away 

the  stone  from  the  door  of  the  sepulchre?  4 And 
when  they  looked,  they  saw  that  the  stone  was  rolled 
away  :  for  it  was  very  great.  5  And  entering  into  the 


lightning,  and  his 
raiment  white  as 
snow :  4  and  for  fear 
of  him  the  keepers 


perplexed  thereabout,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  shining  gar¬ 
ments  : 


did  shake,  and  be-  sepulchre,  they  saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right 
came  as  dead  men. 


5And  the  angel  an-  6  And  he  saith 
swered  and  said  un-  unto  them,  Be  not 
to  the  women,  Fear  affrighted  :  Y e  seek 
not  ye:  for  I  know  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
that  ye  seek  Jesus,  which  was  crucifi- 
which  was  crucified,  ed  :  he  is  risen  ; 
6  He  is  not  here :  for  he  is  not  here  :  be- 
he  is  risen,  as  he  hold  the  place  where 
said.  Come,  see  the  they  laid  him.  7  But 
place  where  the  Lord  go  your  way,  tell  his 
lay.  7And  go  quick-  disciples  and  Peter 
ly,  and  tell  his  dis-  that  he  goeth  be- 
ciples  that  he  is  risen  fore  you  into  Galilee: 
from  the  dead ;  and,  there  shall  ye  see 
behold,  he  goeth  be-  him,  as  he  said  un- 
fore  you  into  Gali-  to  you.  8  And  they 


lee ;  there  shall  ye 
see  him :  lo,  I  have 
told  you.  8And  they 
departed  quickly 
from  the  sepulchre 


side,  clothed  in  a  long  white  garment ;  and  they  were 
affrighted. 

5  And  as  they  were 
afraid,  and  bowed 
down  their  faces 
to  the  earth,  they  said  unto  them, 

Why  seek  ye  the  living  among  the 
dead?  6 He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen: 
remember  how  he  spake  unto  you 
when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee,  ''say¬ 
ing,  The  Son  of  man  must  be  de¬ 
livered  into  the  hands  of  sinful  men, 
and  be  crucified,  and  the  third  day 
rise  again.  8  And  they  remembered 
his  words,  9  and  returned  from  the 
sepulchre,  and  told  all  these  things 
unto  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Jo¬ 
anna,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
James,  and  other  women  that  were 
with  them,  which  told  these  things 
unto  the  apostles.  11  And  the\r  words 
seemed  to  them  as 
idle  tales,  and  they 
believed  them  not. 

[St.  JonN.] 

2  Then  she  run¬ 
neth,  and  cometh  to 

Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and 
saith  unto  them,  They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepul¬ 
chre,  and  we  know 
not  where  they  have 
[St.  Luke.]  laid  him. 

12  Then  arose  Pe-  3  Peter  therefore 
ter,  and  ran  unto  the  went  forth,  and  that 

sepulchre;  and  stooping  down,  he  beheld  the  linen  other  disciple,  and 

clothes  laid  by  themselves,  and  departed,  wondering  came  to  the  sepul- 

in  himself  at  that  chre.  4  So  they  ran 

which  was  to  come  both  together  :  and 

to  pass.  the  other  disciple 


went  out  quickly, 
and  fled  from  the 
sepulchre;  for  they 
trembled  and  were 
amazed :  neither  said 


with  fear  and  great  they  any  thing  to 
joy;  and  did  run  to  any  man;  for  they 
bring  his  disciples  were  afraid, 
word. 


140 


JESUS  APPE ARETE  TO  MARY  MAGDALENE,  A.D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxviii. 
1—10. 


St.  Mark  xvi. 
4—11. 


St.  Luke  xxiy. 
1—12. 


St.  John  xx. 
1—18. 


[St.  Matt.] 
9And  as  they  went 
to  tell  his  disciples, 
behold,  Jesus  met 
them,  saying,  All 
hail.  And  they  came 


did  outrun  Peter, 

and  came  first  to  the  sepulchre.  5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking 
in ,  saw  the  linen  clothes  lying ;  yet  went  he  not  in.  6  Then  cometh 
Simon  Peter  following  him,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  linen  clothes  lie,  7  and  the  napkin,  that  was  about  his  head,  not 
lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself. 
8  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple,  which  came  first  to  the  sepul¬ 
chre,  and  he  saw,  and  believed.  9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scrip¬ 
ture,  that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  dead.  10  Then  the  disciples 
went  away  again  unto  their  own  home. 

[St.  Mark.]  [St.  John.] 

9  Now  when  Jesus  11  But  Mary  stood 

was  risen  early  the  without  at  the  sepul- 

first  day  of  the  week,  chre  weeping:  and  as 

he  appeared  first  to  she  wept,  she  stoop- 

Mary  Magdalene,  ed  down,  and  looked 

out  of  whom  he  had  into  the  sepulchre, 

cast  seven  devils.  12  and  seeth  two  an¬ 

gels  in  white  sitting, 

the  one  at  the  head,  and  the  other  at  the  feet,  where  the  body  of  J esus  had 
lain.  13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Woman,  why  weepest  thou  ?  She  saith 
unto  them,  Because  they  have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  I  know  not 
where  they  have  laid  him.  14  And  when  she~had  thus  said,  she  turn¬ 
ed  herself  back,  and  saw  Jesus  standing,  and  knew  not  that  it  was 
Jesus.  15 Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  why  weepest  thou?  whom 
seekest  thou  ?  She,  supposing  him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  if  thou  have  borne  him  hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him, 
and  I  will  take  him  away. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary.  She  turned  herself,  and  saith  unto 
him,  Rabboni;  which  is  to  say,  Master.  17  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Touch 
me  not ;  for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to  my  Father  :  but  go  to  my  bre¬ 
thren,  and  say  unto  them,  I  ascend  unto  my  Father,  and  your  Father; 
and  to  my  God,  and  your  God. 


10  And  she  went 
and  told  them  that 
had  been  with  him, 
as  they  mourned  and 
wept.  11  And  they, 
and  held  him  by  the  when  they  had  heard 
feet,  and  worshipped  that  he  was  alive, 
him.  10  Then  said  and  had  been  seen 
J  esus  unto  them,  Be  of  her,  believed  not. 
not  afraid :  go  tell 

my  brethren  that  they  go  into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me. 

130.  The  Soldiers  at  the  Sepulchre. 

St.  Matt,  xxyiii.  11 — 15. 


18  Mary  Magda¬ 
lene  came  and  told 
the  disciples  that  she 
had  seen  the  Lord, 
and  that  he  had 
spoken  these  things 
unto  her. 


11  Now  when  they  were  going,  behold,  some  of  the  watch  came  into  the  city, 
and  shewed  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the  things  that  were  done.  12  And  when  they 
were  assembled  with  the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they  gave  large  money  unto 
the  soldiers,  13  saying,  Say  ye,  His  disciples  came  by  night,  and  stole  him  away 
while  we  slept.  14  And  if  this  come  to  the  governor’s  ears,  we  will  persuade  him, 
and  secure  you.  15  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were  taught :  and  this 
saying  is  commonly  reported  among  the  Jews  until  this  day. 


A.D.  30. 


AND  TO  THE  DISCIPLES  AT  EMM  AES. 


,  141 


131.  Christ  appear eth  to  the  Disciples  that  went  to 

Emmaus. 


St.  Mark  xyi.  12,  13. 


St.  Luke  xxiv.  13 — 35. 


12  After  that  he  appeared  in  another 
form  unto  two  of  them,  as  they  walked, 
and  went  into  the  country.  13  And  they 
went  and  told  it  unto  the  residue :  nei¬ 
ther  believed  they  them. 


13  And,  behold,  two  of  them  went  that 
same  day  to  a  village  called  Emmaus, 
which  was  from  Jerusalem  about  three¬ 
score  furlongs.  14  And  they  talked  toge¬ 
ther  of  all  these  things  which  had  hap¬ 
pened.  15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
they  communed  together  and  reasoned,  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and 
went  with  them.  16  But  their  eyes  were  holden  that  they  should  not 
know  him.  17  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  manner  of  communica¬ 
tions  are  these  that  ye  have  one  to  another,  as  ye  walk,  and  are  sad  ? 
18  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name  was  Cleopas,  answering  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  only  a  stranger  in  Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known 
the  things  which  are  come  to  pass  there  in  these  days  ?  19  And  he 
said  unto  them,  What  things?  And  they  said  unto  him,  Concerning 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a  prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word 
before  God  and  all  the  people:  20 and  how  the  chief  priests  and  our 
rulers  delivered  him  to  be  condemned  to  death,  and  have  crucified 
him.  21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he  which  should  have 
redeemed  Israel :  and  beside  all  this,  to  day  is  the  third  day  since 
these  things  were  done.  22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also  of  our  com¬ 
pany  made  us  astonished,  which  were  early  at  the  sepulchre ;  23  and 
when  they  found  not  his  body,  they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also 
seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which  said  that  he  was  alive.  24  And  certain 
of  them  which  were  with  us  went  to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it 
even  so  as  the  women  had  said :  but  him  they  saw  not.  25  Then  he 

said  unto  them,  O  fools,  and  slow  of  heart  to  believe  all  that  the 

prophets  have  spoken :  26  ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered  these 
things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory?  27 And  beginning  at  Moses  and 
all  the  prophets,  he  expounded  unto  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the 
things  concerning  himself. 

28 And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  village,  whither  they  went:  and 
he  made  as  though  he  would  have  gone  further.  29  But  they 

constrained  him,  saying,  Abide  with  us :  for  it  is  toward  evening, 
and  the  day  is  far  spent.  And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with  them. 
30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat  with  them,  he  took 

bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  them.  31  And  their 
eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew  him ;  and  he  vanished  out  of 
their  sight.  32  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Did  not  our  heart 
burn  within  us,  while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he 
opened  to  us  the  scriptures  ?  33  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour, 

and  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the 
eleven  gathered  together,  and  them  that 
were  with  them,  34  saying,  The  Lord  is 
risen  indeed,  and  hath  appeared  to  Simon. 
35  And  they  told  what  things  were  done 
in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of 
them  in  breaking  of  bread. 


142 


JESUS  APPEARETH  AT  JERUSALEM, 


A.  D.  30. 


132.  He  appear eth  to  the  Apostles  at  Jerusalem. 

Thomas  is  absent. 


St.  Mark  xvi.  14. 


St.  Luke  xxiv.  36—43. 


St.  John  xx.  19 — 25. 


braided  them  with  their  un¬ 
belief  and  hardness  of  heart, 
because  they  believed  not 
them  which  had  seen  him 
after  he  was  risen. 


be  unto  you.  20  And  when 
he  had  so  said,  he  shewed 
unto  them  his  hands  and 
his  side.  Then  were  the 


14  Afterward  he  ap-  36  And  as  they  thus  19  Then  the  same  day 
peared  unto  the  eleven  as  spake,  Jesus  himself  stood  at  evening,  being  the  first 

they  sat  at  meat,*  and  up-  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  day  of  the  week,  when  the 

saith  unto  them,  Peace  be  doors  were  shut  where  the 

unto  you.  37  But  they  were  disciples  were  assembled  for 

terrified  and  affrighted,  and  fear  of  the  Jews,  came  Je- 

supposed  that  they  had  seen  sus  and  stood  in  the  midst, 

a  spirit.  38 And  he  said  un-  and  saith  unto  them,  Peace 

to  them,  Why  are  ye  trou¬ 
bled  ?  and  why  do  thoughts  arise  in  your 
hearts  ?  39  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet, 
that  it  is  I  myself :  handle  me,  and  see ; 

for  a  spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  disciples  glad,  when  they 
see  me  have.  40  And  when  he  had'  thus  saw  the  Lord, 
spoken,  he  shewed  them  his  hands  and  his 
feet.  41  And  while  they  yet  believed  not  for 
joy,  and  wondered,  he  said  unto  them,  Have 
ye  here  any  meat  ?  42  And  they  gave  him  a 
piece  of  a  broiled  fish,  and  of  an  honeycomb. 

43  And  he  took  it ,  and  did  eat  before  them.  21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them 

again,  Peace  be  unto  you  : 
as  my  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you.  22  And  when  he  had 
said  this,  he  breathed  on  them ,  and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye  the 
Holy  Ghost:  23 whose  soever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted  unto 
them ;  and  whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained. 

24  But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not  with 
them  when  Jesus  came.  25  The  other  disciples  therefore  said  unto 
him.  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them,  Except  I 
shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  finger  into 

the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thrust  my  hand  into  his 
side,  1  will  not  believe. 


133.  He  appeareth  again ;  Thomas  is  present. 

St.John  xx.  26 — 29. 


26  And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within,  and  Thomas  with  them : 
then  came  Jesus,  the  doors  being  shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace  be 
unto  you.  27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  behold  my 
hands ;  and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  thrust  it  into  my  side  :  and  be  not  faithless, 
but  believing.  28  And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my  God. 
29  J esus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believed : 
blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have  believed. 

134.  He  appeareth  to  the  Disciples  at  the  Sea  of  Tiberias. 

St.John  xxi.  1 — 24. 


After  these  things  Jesus  shewed  himself  again  to  the  disciples  at  the  sea 
of  Tiberias ;  and  on  this  wise  shewed  he  himself.  2  There  were  together  Simon 


A.D.  30. 


AND  AT  THE  MOUNT  IN  GALILEE. 


143 


St.  John  xxi.  1 — 24. 


Peter,  and  Thomas  called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  disciples.  3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them, 
I  go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto  him,  We  also  go  with  thee.  They  went  forth, 
and  entered  into  a  ship  immediately ;  and  that  night  they  caught  nothing.  4  ]3U^ 
when  the  morning  was  now  come,  Jesus  stood  on  the  shore:  but  the  disciples 

knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus.  5  Then  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Children,  have  ye 

any  meat?  They  answered  him,  No.  6 And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast  the  net 
on  the  right  side  of  the  ship,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast  therefore,  and  now 
they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude  of  fishes.  7  Therefore  that  dis¬ 
ciple  whom  Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is  the  Lord.  Now  when  Simon 
Peter  heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt  his  fisher’s  coat  unto  him ,  (for  he 
was  naked,)  and  did  cast  himself  into  the  sea.  8  And  the  other  disciples  came 
in  a  little  ship;  (for  they  were  not  far  from  land,  but  as  it  were  two  hundred 
cubits,)  dragging  the  net  with  fishes.  9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come  to  land, 
they  saw  a  fire  of  coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread.  10  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now  caught.  11  Simon  Peter  went 
up,  and  drew  the  net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  an  hundred  and  fifty  and 
three:  and  for  all  there  were  so  many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken.  12 Jesus 

saith  unto  them,  Come  and  dine.  And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask  him, 

Who  art  thou  ?  knowing  that  it  was-  the  Lord.  13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh 
bread,  and  giveth  them,  and  fish  likewise.  14  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus 
shewed  himself  to  his  disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

15  So  when  they  had  dined,  Jesus  saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me  more  than  these?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  lambs.  16  He  saith  to  him  again 
the  second  time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord;  thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  17  lie 
saith  unto  him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me?  Peter  was 
grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the  third  time,  Lovest  thou  me?  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things;  thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  18  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  When  thou  wast 
young,  thou  girdedst  thyself,  and  walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest:  but  when  thou 
shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee,  and 
carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest  not.  19  This  spake  he,  signifying  by  what  death  he 
should  glorify  God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith  unto  him.  Fellow  me. 

"Then  Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  following; 
which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at  supper,  and  said,  Lord,  which  is  he  that  betray- 
eth  thee?  21  Peter  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  and  what  shall  this  man  do ? 
22 Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  1  will  that  he  tarry  till  1  come,  what  is  that  to  thee? 
follow  thou  me.  23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad  among  the  brethren,  that  that 
disciple  should  not  die:  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  He  shall  not  die;  but,  If  1 
will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote  these  things : 
and  we  know  that  his  testimony  is  true. 


135.  He  appeareth  at  the  Mount  in  Galilee. 

St.  Matt,  xxviii.  16—20. 


1(5 Thun  the  eleven  disciples  went  away  into  Galilee,  into  a  moun¬ 
tain  where  Jesus  had  appointed  them.  17  And  when  they  saw  him, 
they  worshipped  him  :  but  some  doubted.  18  And  Jesus  came  and 
spake  unto  them,  saying,  All  power  ii, 
given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth. 


114 


CHRIST  ASCENDETH  INTO  HEAVEN. 


A.D.  30. 


St.  Matt,  xxyiii.  16 — 20. 


St.  Mark  xvi.  15 — 18. 


19  Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

20  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you  :  and, 
lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the 
end  of  the  world.  Amen. 


15  And  lie  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into 
all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to 
every  creature.  16  He  that  believeth  and 
is  baptized  shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that 
believeth  not  shall  be  damned.  17  And 
these  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe ; 
In  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils  ; 
they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues;  18 they  shall  take 
up  serpents ;  and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it 
shall  not  hurt  them  ;  they  shall  lay  hands 
on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 


136.  He  aseendeth  into  Heaven. 

St.  Mark  xvi.  19,  20.  St.  Luke  xxiv.  44 — 53. 


44  And  he  said  unto  them,  These  are 
the  words  which  I  spake  unto  you,  while 
I  was  yet  with  you,  that  all  things  must  be  fulfilled,  which  were  writ¬ 
ten  in  the  law  of  Moses,  and  in  the  prophets,  and  in  the  psalms,  con¬ 
cerning  me.  45  Then  opened  he  their  understanding,  that  they  might 
understand  the  scriptures,  46  and  said  unto  them,  Thus  it  is  written, 
and  thus  it  behoved  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise  from  the  dead  the 
third  day  :  47  and  that  repentance  and  remission  of  sins  should  be 
preached  in  his  name  among  all  nations,  beginning  at  Jerusalem. 
43  And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things.  49  And,  behold,  I  send  the 
promise  of  my  Father  upon  you  :  but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusa¬ 
lem,  until  ye  be  endued  with  power  from 
on  high. 

50  And  he  led  them  out  as  far  as  to 
Bethany,  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and 
blessed  them.  51  And  it  came  to  pass, 
while  he  blessed  them,  he  was  parted 
from  them,  and  carried  up  into  heaven. 
52  And  they  worshipped  him,  and  return¬ 
ed  to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy:  53 and 
were  continually  in  the  temple,  praising 
and  blessing  God.  Amen. 

(Acts  i.  3 — 12.) 


19  So  then  after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  them,  he  was  received  up  into  hea¬ 
ven,  and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 
20  And  they  went  forth,  and  preached 
every  where,  the  Lord  working  with  them , 
and  confirming  the  word  with  signs  fol¬ 
lowing.  Amen. 


137.  Conclusion,, 

St.John  xx.  30,  31  and  xxi.  25, 


30 And  many  other  signs  truly  did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of  his  disciples,  which 
are  not  written  in  this  book  :  31  but  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe  that 
Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ;  and  that  believing  ye  might  have  life  through 
his  name. 

xxi.  25  And  there  $re  also  many  other  things  which  Jesus  did,  the  which,  if  they 
should  be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even  the  world  itself  could  not  contain 
the  books  that  should  be  written.  Amen. 


INDEX 


Adultery,  woman  taken  in,  68. 

—  what  it  is  to  commit,  29. 

Agony  in  garden,  124. 

Alms,  30. 

Andrew,  calling  of,  12,  18. 

Angelic  heralds,  6. 

Annunciation,  4. 

Anointing  by  Mary,  96. 

Answer  of  John  to  Priests  and  Levites, 

12. 

Apostles,  Jesus  appearing  to,  142. 

—  Jesus  choosing  twelve,  26. 

—  return,  50. 

—  sending  of  twelve,  47. 

—  which  should  be  greatest,  3. 
Appearances,  141. 

Archelaus,  8. 

Are  there  few  that  be  saved  ?  81. 
Arimathea,  137. 

Ascension,  144. 

Authority  of  Christ,  100. 

Authority  of  the  Church,  65. 

Baptism  of  Jesus  Christ,  10. 

—  J  ohn,  15. 

Bartimaeus,  blind,  94. 

Beatitudes,  27. 

Beheading  of  John  Baptist,  49. 
Bethesda,  cure  at  pool,  23. 

Bethsaida,  blind  man  at,  68. 

Betray,  Judas  covenants  to,  114. 
Betrayal  of  J esus,  124. 

Birth  of  John  Baptist,  5. 

—  Jesus  Christ,  5,  6. 

Blasphemies  of  Pharisees  rebuked,  73. 
Blind  at  Jericho  healed,  94. 

—  and  dumb  possessed,  73. 

—  man  born,  70. 

Bread  of  life,  53. 

Brother,  who  is,  38. 

Burial  of  J  esus,  137. 

Cana  marriage  feast,  13. 

Canaan,  healing  daughter  of  woman  of,  56. 


Candle  under  bushel,  41. 

Centurion’s  servant,  34. 

Child  Jesus  in  Temple,  8. 

Children,  little,  Jesus  receiveth,  90. 
Christ  contemned  by  His  country,  47. 

—  how  to  follow,  66. 

Circumcision  of  Jesus,  7. 

—  St.  John  Baptist,  5. 

Cities  of  Galilee,  unthankfulness  of,  37- 
Comfort  under  persecution,  120. 
Coming  of  Kingdom  of  God,  88. 
Coming,  second,  foretold,  109. 
Commandment,  first  and  great,  105. 

—  Christ’s,  120. 

Conclusion,  144. 

Confession  of  disciples,  121. 

Conspire,  rulers,  114. 

Council  gathering  against  Christ,  87. 

—  Jesus  before,  126. 

Covetousness,  warning  against,  77. 
Crucified,  Jesus  condemned  to  be,  131. 
Crucifixion,  133. 

Cursing  fig-tree,  99. 


Daughter  of  woman  of  Canaan,  56. 
Dead  raised,  Jairus’  daughter,  45. 

—  Lazarus,  86. 

—  widow’s  son,  35. 

Deaf  and  dumb,  56. 

Decapolis,  56. 

Dedication,  feast  of,  80. 

Denial  of  St.  Peter,  123. 

Destruction  of  Temple  foretold,  109. 
Devil — One  possessed  cured,  19. 
Devils — One  casting  out,  64. 
Disciples,  Christ’s,  83. 

—  feast  of,  22. 

"  the  seventy,  67. 

Discourse,  against  Pharisees,  105. 

—  coming  of  kingdom,  88. 

—  last,  118. 

—  with  Pharisees  and  disciples,  56. 

—  with  disciples,  63. 

—  reprehending  outward  show,  75. 

K 


146 


INDEX 


Divorce,  90. 

Doctrine  of  Jesus,  67. 

Door,  Christ  the,  71. 

Draw-net,  parable  of,  42. 

Dropsy,  man  healed  of,  82. 

Dumb  and  blind  possessed,  73. 

Dumb  man  who  had  a  devil,  healed,  38. 
Duty  and  faith,  86. 

East,  Wise  Men  from,  7- 
Effect  of  Sermon  on  Mount,  34. 
Elisabeth,  3. 

—  prophecies  of,  4. 

Emmaus,  journey  to,  141. 

Enemies,  love  to,  30. 

Error  of  Sadducees  on  Resurrection, 
104. 

Exhortation  to  suffer  wrong,  29. 

Faith  and  duty,  86. 

—  exhortation  to,  91. 

False  prophets,  33. 

Fasting,  31. 

Father  and  lunatic  son,  62. 

Feast  of  Cana,  13. 

—  of  Dedication,  80. 

—  of  disciples,  22. 

—  of  Passover,  13,  51,  96. 

—  of  Tabernacle,  66. 

Feeding  of  five  thousand,  50. 

—  four  thousand,  56. 

Few  are  there  that  be  saved,  81. 
Fig-tree,  79. 

Flight  into  Egypt,  8. 

—  of  disciples  predicted,  121. 

—  beyond  Jordan,  80. 

Forgiveness,  65. 

Fruitless  leafy  tree,  99. 

Galilee,  Jesu3  appeareth  at  Mount, 
143. 

—  journey  through,  38. 

—  preacheth  throughout,  20. 

Garment,  wedding,  103. 

Gate,  the  strait,  33. 

Gathering  of  council  against  Jesus,  87. 
Genealogies  of  Jesus  Christ,  2. 
Gennesareth,  walk  on  sea,  52. 
Gennesareth,  healed  sick  at,  52. 
Gethsemane,  124. 

Greatest,  which  should  be,  63. 


Greeks  desire  to  see  Jesus,  108. 

Heaven,  ascent  into,  144. 

—  hope  of,  118. 

—  treasure  in,  31. 

Herod  imprisons  John,  16. 

— -  Jesus  before,  129. 

Herod’s  opinion  of  Christ,  49. 

Holy  Ghost  promised,  120. 

Houses  on  rock  and  sand,  34. 
Humility,  Christ  teaches,  82. 

Importunate  Widow,  parable  of,  89. 
Imprisonment  of  John,  16. 

Infirm  woman  healed,  79. 

Innocents,  slaughter  of,  8. 

Issue  of  blood,  45. 

Jairus’  daughter,  45. 

James,  request  of,  93. 

Jerusalem,  ride  into,  97. 

John,  apostle  called,  18. 

John  Baptist,  answer  to  priests,  12. 

—  beheaded,  49. 

—  in  prison,  16. 

—  baptising,  10. 

—  preaching,  9. 

—  messengers  answered,  36. 

—  question,  36. 

—  Evangelist,  request  of,  93. 

Jordan,  flight  beyond,  80. 

Journey  through  Galilee,  33. 

— •  to  J erusalem,  23. 

—  last,  88. 

Judas  hangeth  himself,  129. 
Judgement,  last,  114. 

Keeping  watch,  shepherds,  6. 

Kill,  what  it  is  to,  28. 

Labourers  in  Vineyard,  parable  of,  93 
Lamentation  over  Jerusalem,  81. 
Lazarus,  parable  of  rich  man  and,  85. 
Lazarus,  raising  of,  86. 

Leaven,  parable  of,  42,  80. 

Leaves,  nothing  but,  99. 

Leper,  cleansing  of,  20. 

Lepers,  healing  of,  88. 

Life,  Jesus  the,  118. 

Light  of  the  World,  Jesus  the,  89. 
Lost  sheep,  discourse  of,  65. 


INDEX 


147 


Lost  Sheep,  parable  of,  83. 

Love  to  enemies,  30. 

Lunatic  child,  62. 

Malchus,  125. 

Mark,  preface  of,  1. 

Marriage  of  Cana,  13. 

—  of  king’s  son,  parable  of,  103. 
Mary  anoints  Head  of  Jesus,  96. 
Mary’s  prophecy,  4. 

Masters,  service  of  two,  31. 
Matthew,  call  of  St.,  22. 
Messengers  from  St.  John,  36. 

—  Priests  and  Levites,  12. 
Miracles — 

Blind,  one  born,  70. 

—  two  in  house,  47. 

—  one  at  Bethsaida,  58. 

—  at  Jericho,  94. 

Centurion’s  servant,  34. 

Deaf  and  dumb,  56. 

Demoniac  at  Capernaum,  19. 
Demoniacs  at  Gadara,  44. 
Draught  of  fishes — first,  19. 

—  second,  143. 

Dropsy,  man  with,  82. 

Feeding  of  five  thousand,  50. 

—  four  thousand,  56. 

Fig-tree  cursed,  99. 

Impotent  man  at  Bethesda,  23. 
Issue  of  blood,  woman  witli,  45. 
Jairus’  daughter,  raising  of,  45. 
Lazarus,  raising  of,  86. 

Leper,  cleansing  of,  20. 

Lepers,  healing  of,  88. 

Lunatic  child,  62. 

Malchus,  healing  ear  of,  125. 
Money  in  mouth  of  fish,  63. 
Nobleman’s  son,  17. 

Palsy,  sick  of,  21. 

Sea,  walking  on,  52. 

Simon’s  wife’s  mother,  19. 
Syrophenician  woman,  56. 
Tempest  stilling,  43. 

Water  into  wine,  13. 

Widow’s  son,  raising,  35. 
Withered  hand,  25. 

Woman,  spirit  of  infirmity,  79. 
Mite,  widow’s,  107. 

Mother,  who  is,  38. 

Mount,  sermon  on,  27. 

Mustard  Seed,  parable  of,  42. 


Nain,  widow’s  son  of,  35. 

Nathanael,  call  of,  13. 

Nazareth,  teacheth  at,  17. 

Nicodemus  taught  by  Jesus,  14. 
Nobleman’s  son,  17. 

Offences,  86. 

Opinions  Scribes  held  of  Christ,  105. 
Outward  show  reprehended,  75. 
Over-careful  about  worldly  things,  77. 

Palsy,  sick  of,  21. 

Parables — 

Candle  under  bushel,  41. 

Draw-net,  42. 

Explanation  of  Parables,  42. 

Friend  at  midnight,  73. 

Fruitless  Fig-tree,  79. 

Good  Samaritan,  72. 

Great  Supper,  82. 

Hid  Treasure,  42. 

Importunate  Widow,  89. 

Labourers  in  Vineyard,  93. 

Leaven,'  42. 

Lost  piece  of  Money,  83. 

Lost  Sheep,  83. 

Marriage  of  King’s  son,  103. 
Mustard  Seed,  42,  80. 

Pearl  of  great  price,  43. 

Pharisee  and  Publican,  89. 

Piece  of  Silver,  83. 

Pounds,  96. 

Prodigal  Son,  84. 

Rich  Fool,  77. 

Rich  Man  and  Lazarus,  85. 
Samaritan,  Good,  72. 

Seed  growing  secretly,  41.. 

Sower,  39. 

Supper,  Great,  82. 

Talents,  113. 

Ten  Virgins,  113. 

Two  Sons,  101. 

Two  Debtors,  37. 

Unjust  Steward,  84. 

Unmerciful  Servant,  65. 
Unprofitable  Servants,  86. 

Vine  and  Branches,  119. 

Wheat  and  Tares,  41. 

Wicked  Husbandmen,  10L 
Passion  foretold,  62. 

Passovers,  13-51,  96. 

Peter,  call  of,  18. 


148 


INDEX 


Peter’s  denial,  126. 

Pharisees,  blindness  of,  25. 

—  blasphemies  rebuked,  73. 

Pilate,  Jesus  before,  129,  131. 

Pray,  Christ  teaches  to,  73. 

Prayer,  30. 

—  of  Christ,  122. 

Preach,  Christ  begins,  17. 

Preaching  of  Baptist,  9. 

Preface  of  Evangelists,  1. 

Presentation  in  Temple,  7. 

Prodigal  Son,  parable  of,  84. 

Promise  of  Comforter,  119. 

—  Holy  Ghost,  120. 

Prophecies  of  Elisabeth,  4. 

—  Mary,  4. 

—  Zackarias,  6. 

Prophets,  false,  33-111. 

Question  of  J ohn,  86. 

—  Priests  and  Levites  concerning  John, 

12. 

Raising  of  Jairus’  daughter,  45. 

—  Lazarus,  86. 

—  Son  of  Widow  of  Nain,  35. 
Reprehending  outward  show,  75. 
Reproves  Herod,  Christ,  81. 

—  J erusalem,  81. 

Request  of  James  and  John,  93. 
Resurrection,  138. 

—  Sadducees’  error,  104. 

Return  to  Nazareth,  8. 

—  of  seventy,  72. 

Reward  for  leaving  all,  92. 

Rulers  conspire  against  Christ,  114. 

Salt  of  earth,  28. 

Samaritan,  parable  of,  72. 

Saved,  are  there  few  ?  81. 

Scribes  reproved,  54. 

Sea  stilling,  43. 

—  walking  on,  62. 

Seed,  Parable  of  Mustard,  42. 
Sepulchre  sealed,  138. 

Sermon  on  Mount,  27. 

—  effect  of,  34. 

Servant  of  Centurion,  34. 

Servant  watching,  78. 

Service  of  two  masters,  31. 

Seventy  disciples  sent,  67. 

Sheep,  discourse  of  lost,  65. 


Sheep,  Parable  of  Lost,  83. 
Shepherds  keeping  watch,  6. 

Side  pierced,  137. 

Signs  of  times,  78. 

Sinner,  woman  a,  37. 

Sisters,  who  are  Christ’s,  38. 
Soldiers  at  sepulchre,  140. 

Son,  widow’s,  35. 

Son,  nobleman’s,  17. 

Son,  Parable  of  Prodigal,  84. 

Spirit,  unclean,  44. 

Steward,  unjust,  84. 

Stilling  tempest,  43. 

Supper,  great,  parable  of,  82. 

—  last,  118. 

Syrophenician  woman,  56. 

Tares,  Parable  of,  41. 

Tempest,  stilling,  43. 

Temple,  Christ  in,  8. 

—  presentation  in,  7. 

—  purged,  18,  99. 

Temptation  of  Christ,  11. 
Testimony  of  John  to  Jews,  12. 
Thomas,  142. 

Thousand,  five,  feeding,  50. 

—  four,  feeding,  56. 
Transfiguration,  60. 

Treasure  in  heaven,  31. 

Treasure  that  faileth  not,  77. 
Tribute  money,  63. 

—  to  Caesar,  103. 

Truth,  Jesus  the,  118. 

Watch,  shepherds  keeping,  6. 
Wedding  garment,  parable  of,  103. 
Wheat  and  tares,  parable  of,  41. 
Widow,  importunate,  89. 

—  of  Nain,  35. 

Widow’s  Mite,  107. 

Woman  of  Canaan,  56. 

—  infirm,  healed,  79. 

—  a  sinner,  37. 

—  issue  of  blood,  45. 

—  of  Samaria,  15. 

—  taken  in  adultery,  68. 

Wrong,  exhortation  to  suffer,  29. 

Zacharias,  3. 

—  prophecy  of,  5. 

Zacchaeus,  95. 


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